Inventing the future : information services for a new millenium

Author(s)

• Hannah, Stan A.
• Harris, Michael H.

Bibliographic Information

Inventing the future : information services for a new millenium

by Stan A. Hannah and Michael H. harris

（Contemporary studies in information management, policy, and services / Peter Hernon, series editor）

Ablex Pub. Corp., c1999

• :cloth
• :pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

:cloth ISBN 9781567504507

Description

Inventing the Future: Information services for a New Millenium is a sequel to Harris and Hannah's 1998 book Into the Future. In this book they move beyond the rhetorical contests about the future of the library and turn their attention to the more prosaic but vital task of managing our ever more complex and constantly changing libraries. The pages in this book present a blueprint that will guide us in the re-visioning of library and information services, allowing us to remain true to our inherited legacy while looking insistently for innovative and effective ways of inventingour future.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: The Alexandrian Library Burnt Again. Paradise Lost or Paradigm Found? Crossing the Postindustrial Divide Organizing for Change: The Need for the Learning Organization Envisioning the Future: The Need for a Shared Vision Libraries and the Monumental Weight of History: Old Visions, New Challenges Toward the Information Future: Libraries as Knowledge Bases The New Alexandrian Library: Libraries and Information Management References Author Index Subject Index.

Volume

:pbk ISBN 9781567504514

Description

Inventing the Future: Information services for a New Millenium is a sequel to Harris and Hannah's 1998 book Into the Future. In this book they move beyond the rhetorical contests about the future of the library and turn their attention to the more prosaic but vital task of managing our ever more complex and constantly changing libraries. The pages in this book present a blueprint that will guide us in the re-visioning of library and information services, allowing us to remain true to our inherited legacy while looking insistently for innovative and effective ways of inventingour future.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: The Alexandrian Library Burnt Again Paradise Lost or Paradigm Found? Crossing the Postindustrial Divide Organizing for Change: The Need for the Learning Organization Envisioning the Future: The Need for a Shared Vision The Need for a Shared Vision Libraries and the Monumental Weight of History: Old Visions, New Challenges Toward the Information Future: Libraries as Knowledge Bases The New Alexandrian Library: Libraries and Information Management References Author Index

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Details

• NCID: BA47084937
• ISBN:
  • 1567504507
  • 1567504515
• LCCN: 99028306
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Stamford, Conn.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 170 p.
• Classification:
  • LCC : Z692.C65
  • DC21 : 025.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic information resources
  • LCSH : Artificial intelligence -- Library applications
  • LCSH : Expert systems
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA35690554