Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Libraries [Hardcover]

Publishing to critical acclaim,Library Journalsays the book is Essential reading for all library workers and information professionals and, indeed, for any person concerned about the future of libraries andBooklistsays this accessible and visionary work belongs in most professional collections.
Building on the success and impact ofLibrary 2020: Todays Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrows Libraryby Joseph Janes,Library 2035: Imagining the Next Generation of Librariesupdates, expands upon, and broadens the discussions on the future of libraries and the ways in which they transform information services to best serve their communities.Library 2035explores the lessons learned over the past decade and forecasts the opportunities, strengths, and challenges for libraries in the future. Contributors including R. David Lankes, Kelvin Watson, Annie Norman, Miguel Figueroa, and Nicole Cooke, along with 25 other library leaders, were asked to describe the library of 2035 in whatever way they wanted. Their responses to this question will inspire, provoke, challenge, and expand our thinking about the role and importance of libraries in the future. Library leaders, LIS students and faculty will find this book particularly meaningful and useful as we grapple with what the future of libraries and the profession will be.

Sandra Hirsh, PhDis associate dean for academics in the College of Information, Data and Society at San Jos? State University (SJSU). She previously served as professor and director of the SJSU School of Information for ten years. She is past president of two international associations -- the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) and the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). She is also an active leader in the American Library Association, serving on the Center for the Future of Libraries Advisory Committee among other roles,l“v