The Evolution Of Library And Museum Partnerships

Author : Juris Dilevko,Lisa Gottlieb
Publisher : Libraries Unlimited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781591580645

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The Evolution of Library and Museum Partnerships by Juris Dilevko,Lisa Gottlieb Pdf

Libraries, museums, and the ways patrons use them have drastically changed in the past decades. Digitization projects, infotainment, and the Internet are redefining the library's and the museum's roles in the community. What are the implications for the future of these institutions? The authors examine, and set out an exciting vision of, a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artefacts, they assert, has the potential to create authentic, interactive experiences, and can help establish a distinct, meaningful, and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors' words, libraries can then "reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation, wonder, knowledge acquisition, and critical inquiry". Commercialization, edutainment, and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the future's terrain, and how libraries might situate themselves upon it.

Author : Lisa Gottlieb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313058851

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The Evolution of Library and Museum Partnerships by Lisa Gottlieb Pdf

These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums, review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants, and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts, they assert, has the potential to create authentic, interactive experiences for community members, and it can help establish a distinct, meaningful, and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors' words, libraries can then reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation, wonder, knowledge acquisition, and critical inquiry. Commercialization, edutainment, and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the future's terrain, and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it. Libraries, museums, and the ways in which they are used by patrons have drastically changed in past decades. Digitization projects, infotainment, and the Internet are redefining the library's and the museum's roles in the community. What are the implications for the future of these institutions? These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums, review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants, and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts, they assert, has the potential to create authentic, interactive experiences for community members, and it can help establish a distinct, meaningful, and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors' words, libraries can then reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation, wonder, knowledge acquisition, and critical inquiry. Commercialization, edutainment, and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the future's terrain, and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it.

Author : Esther Green Bierbaum
Publisher : Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015032613021

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Museum Librarianship by Esther Green Bierbaum Pdf

All aspects of the museum library are covered here: beginning or revitalizing the library; collection development and the bibliographic process; space and equipment requirements; administration; services; technology; and the information partnership between museums and their libraries. Appendices include collection development policies, a sample budget, and related associations and organizations.

Author : Chris Walker,Carlos A. Manjarrez
Publisher : Urban Libraries Council
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1885251270

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Partnerships for Free Choice Learning by Chris Walker,Carlos A. Manjarrez Pdf

Author : Peter Botticelli,Martha R. Mahard,Michèle V. Cloonan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538125564

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Libraries, Archives, and Museums Today by Peter Botticelli,Martha R. Mahard,Michèle V. Cloonan Pdf

This book offers insights into changes brought about by the enormous growth of the internet. There are new ways to share cultural heritage materials through online finding aids, exhibits, and other initiatives. What has been accomplished across libraries, archives, and museums? The authors consider that question by using case studies to explore activities in 14 libraries, archives, museums, and other heritage organizations. They consider what we can learn from current collaborations within and across libraries, archives, and museums and why some collaborations are successful while others cannot be sustained. Their findings are based on observations and interviews at institutions and organizations in the United States, Australia, and the U.K. These organizations have worked to make their collections accessible. Some have simply digitized their collections, while others have enhanced their collection management systems. Others have incorporated digital asset management systems to organize and retrieve media, and to manage digital rights and permissions. Most of these institutions and organizations have succeeded through strategic partnerships, strategic planning, and insightful leadership. However, the book also contains examples of institutions that have undergone transitions: one of the museums closed, and another closed its library. Taken together, the fourteen institutions shed light on professional practices today.

Author : Lianne McTavish
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442660557

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Defining the Modern Museum by Lianne McTavish Pdf

Defining the Modern Museum is a fascinating exploration of the museum as a cultural institution. Emphasizing museums' relationship to schools, libraries, and government agencies, this interdisciplinary study challenges long-standing assumptions about museums – revealing their messy, uncertain origins, and belying the standard narrative of their educational purpose having been corrupted by corporate goals. Using theoretical models and extensive archival research, Lianne McTavish examines the case of Canada's oldest continuing public museum, the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John. Focusing on the period between 1842 and the 1950s, McTavish addresses topics such as the transnational exchange of objects between museums, efforts by women to claim space within the organization, the creation of Carnegie libraries, and the rising status of curators. Shedding light on many topics of current interest, especially the commodification and globalization of museums, this study makes a lively contribution to museum studies and cultural studies.

Author : Jennifer Weil Arns
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781442263710

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Annual Review of Cultural Heritage Informatics by Jennifer Weil Arns Pdf

Produced by The University of South Carolina’s School of Library and Information Science, this volume of the Annual Review of Cultural Heritage Informatics (ARCHI)is the polestar publication for cultural heritage scholars, professionals, and students. Featuring original works selected by the distinguished editorial board of international scholars, ARCHI presents a broad spectrum of the cultural heritage informatics field. New to this edition is a Perspectives chapter in which scholars, practitioners, and leaders delve into a current issue facing the field, voicing their thoughts based on research and personal experience. Some topics covered include: How the transactions and reflections of collections work influences the workplace, community, and nation An in-depth look at the work and how theoretical and professional obstacles hinder convergence. The debate over technology and big data addressed through two articles offering opposing viewpoints on the benefits and disadvantages With a focus on the way our cultural heritage is accessed, stored, and preserved, this volume looks forward to the future and the insight brought forth through technological innovation and research.

Author : Juris Dilevko,Candice F.C. Magowan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786429257

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Readers' Advisory Service in North American Public Libraries, 1870-2005 by Juris Dilevko,Candice F.C. Magowan Pdf

Beginning in the early 1980s, readers' advisory services were a widely discussed topic in North American public libraries. By 2005, almost every public library in the United States and Canada offered some form of readers' advisory service. The services offered have changed significantly, in ways perhaps disadvantageous to adult North American library patrons. This book provides a critical history of readers' advisory philosophy and offers a new perspective on the evolution of the service. The book analyzes the debate that shaped readers' advisory and discusses how the service has assumed its present form. The study follows readers' advisory through its three prominent stages of development, beginning with the period 1870 to 1916, when the service was still a subject of much crucial debate about its meaning and purpose. During the second phase (1917 to 1962), readers' advisory systematically committed itself to meaningful adult education through serious and purposeful reading. The book argues, however, that during the most recent phase of readers' advisory, from 1963 until the present, contemporary public libraries have turned their backs on the rich heritage of readers' advisory services by valorizing the reading of entertainment-oriented and commodified genre titles and bestsellers. Historical analysis, case studies and statistical charts augment the book's central argument.

Author : Michael Bemis
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838996058

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Library and Information Science by Michael Bemis Pdf

This unique annotated bibliography is a complete, up-to-date guide to sources of information on library science, covering recent books, monographs, periodicals and websites, and selected works of historical importance.

Author : Rachel Applegate
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781591589181

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Managing the Small College Library by Rachel Applegate Pdf

This book helps directors of small college libraries to plan, staff, and organize their facilities and make the right decisions to effectively contribute to their college's mission. The purpose of this book is to provide the director of a small college library—typically defined as a facility managed by one to seven librarians—with information on every important managerial function specific to their facilities. This content will be much more useful for these library specialists than that of management books covering generic library management or targeted towards large academic settings. Managing the Small College Library covers the key responsibilities of the small college library director: personnel, planning, budgeting, and serving key constituencies. The author draws upon her in-depth knowledge of bureaucratic, political, and human resources managerial theory to explain how librarians can advance the mission of their library. It also includes an in-depth discussion of tenure and academic status for librarians, and examines the effects of both public and religious affiliation.

Author : Bobick, Bryna,DiCindio, Carissa
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781799874270

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Engaging Communities Through Civic Engagement in Art Museum Education by Bobick, Bryna,DiCindio, Carissa Pdf

As art museum educators become more involved in curatorial decisions and creating opportunities for community voices to be represented in the galleries of the museum, museum education is shifting from responding to works of art to developing authentic opportunities for engagement with their communities. Current research focuses on museum education experiences and the wide-reaching benefits of including these experiences into art education courses. As more universities add art museum education to their curricula, there is a need for a text to support the topic and offer examples of real-world museum education experiences. Engaging Communities Through Civic Engagement in Art Museum Education deepens knowledge on museum and art education and civic engagement and bridges the gap from theory to practice. The chapters focus on various sectors of this research, including diversity and inclusion in museum experiences, engaging communities through new techniques, and museum and university partnerships. As such, it includes coverage on timely topics that include programs and audience engagement with the LGBTQ+, refugee, disability, and senior communities; socially responsive museum pedagogy; and the use of student workers. This book is ideal for museum educators, museum directors, curators, professionals, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in updated knowledge and research in art education, curriculum development, and civic engagement.

Author : Marjorie J. Porter,Sigrid E. Kelsey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781598847383

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Best Practices for Corporate Libraries by Marjorie J. Porter,Sigrid E. Kelsey Pdf

In this book, experts in the field describe best practices based on their experiences in corporate libraries worldwide. With information driving today's global economy, corporate librarians must become even more proactive in their daily assignments. Best Practices for Corporate Libraries will help them do just that through a series of papers that offer an international array of opinion and practice methods. This book showcases current practices in corporate library functions and suggests best practices for current librarians. It also examines some of the changes in librarianship that have arisen from changes in how information is provided and how corporations are now organized. Topics covered include library service functions, return on investment, measurements and evaluation, collaboration, communication and outreach in corporations, managing changes in the corporation and in the library, and legal issues such as intellectual property concerns. Drawing from the experience of 25 contributors, the book includes chapters covering corporate libraries in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Barbados, and Nigeria.

Author : Prudence L. Carter,Kevin G. Welner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780199983001

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Closing the Opportunity Gap by Prudence L. Carter,Kevin G. Welner Pdf

While the achievement gap has dominated policy discussions over the past two decades, relatively little attention has been paid to a gap even more at odds with American ideals: the opportunity gap. Opportunity and achievement, while inextricably connected, are very different goals. Every American will not go to college, but every American should be given a fair chance to be prepared for college. In communities across the U.S., children lack the crucial resources and opportunities, inside and outside of schools that they need if they are to reach their potential. Closing the Opportunity Gap offers accessible, research-based essays written by top experts who highlight the discrepancies that exist in our public schools, focusing on how policy decisions and life circumstances conspire to create the "opportunity gap" that leads inexorably to stark achievement gaps. They also describe sensible policies grounded in evidence that can restore and enhance opportunities. Moving beyond conventional academic discourse, Closing the Opportunity Gap will spark vital new conversations about what schools, parents, educators, and policymakers can and should do to give all children a fair chance to thrive.

Author : Perla Innocenti
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317096498

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Migrating Heritage by Perla Innocenti Pdf

Bringing together an international forum of experts, this book looks at how museums, libraries and further public cultural institutions respond to the effects of globalisation, mobility and migration across Europe. It puts forward examples of innovative practice and policies that reflect these challenges, looking at issues such as how cultural institutions present themselves to and interact with multicultural audiences, how to support networking across European institutions, and share practice in core activities such as archiving interpreting and exhibiting artefacts. Academics, practitioners from museums and public institutions and policymakers explore theoretical and practical approaches from a range of different disciplines such as museum and cultural heritage studies, cultural memory studies, social anthropology, sociology of organizations, cultural heritage management and cultural heritage informatics.

Author : Janet M. Hurlbert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780313095962

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Defining Relevancy by Janet M. Hurlbert Pdf

Connection. Competition. Collaboration. These three words define management of college libraries, today and in the future. They also describe the contents of this book, which focus on planning for the multiple directions that college library managers must consider and act upon. Contributed chapters cover the challenges nearly all must face, such as understanding users, information literacy, staff alignment, and the integration of physical building and function. Some chapters contain studies and models that can be replicated at similar institutions. Others offer documentation that can be used in reports or presentations to administrators and boards. Together, they convey a plethora of good ideas for responding to customers, competitors, technologies, and stakeholders.