Book description
From Lending to Learning provides a theoretical overview and practical guide to the functional area of delivering learning services within public libraries. It traces the development of public library service delivery and critically appraises the inherent tension between offering an educational-focused or leisure-focused library. The current and future policy directions are explored against the backdrop of the emerging learning society. A general overview of recent developments in learning theory is followed by an insight into the learning landscape. The issues and practicalities of setting up a learning environment within a public library are dealt with in a clear and straightforward fashion. The book concludes with an assessment of the emerging web 2.0 technologies and gives an insight into how the whole area of social networking might shape the future.- Combines a practical approach with an accessible theoretical underpinning
- Written in an entertaining and highly readable style
- Identifies the key phases involved in establishing a public library learning service
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of figures and tables
- About the author
- Acknowledgements
- List of acronyms
- Chapter 1: For what are libraries if not for learning?
- Chapter 2: Understanding today’s public libraries
- Chapter 3: Public libraries lost in the learning landscape
- Chapter 4: Developing learning services in public libraries
- Chapter 5: Digital citizenship in a learning community
- Chapter 6: Information and knowledge in the learning society
- Chapter 7: Technology for learning and citizenship
- Chapter 8: Looking to the future
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: From Lending to Learning
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2010
- Publisher(s): Chandos Publishing
- ISBN: 9781780630496
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