Civic space/cyberspace : the American public library in the information age / Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molz, Redmond Kathleen, 1928-

Contributor:

Dain, Phyllis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public libraries--United States.

Public libraries.

Libraries--United States--Special collections--Computer network resources.

Libraries.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Civic Space/Cyberspace Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain assess the current condition and direction of the American public library. They consider the challenges and opportunities presented by new electronic technologies, changing public policy, fiscal realities, and cultural trends. They draw on site visits and interviews conducted across the country; extensive reading of reports, surveys, and other documents; and their long-standing interest in the library's place in the social and civic structure. The book uniquely combines a scholarly, humanistic, and historical approach to public libraries with a clear-eyed look at their problems and prospects, including their role in the emerging national information infrastructure.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Civic Space/Cyberspace

Introduction

1 The Mission: Consensus and Contradiction

2 The Institution: Governance and Funding

3 The National Perspective: The Federal Role in Library Development

4 The National Perspective: The National Information Infrastructure

5 The Institution: Services, Technology, and Communities

Appendix Site Visits and Interviews

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-262-28010-8

0-585-08854-3

OCLC:

42856277