Minds Alive : Libraries and Archives Now.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I: Enduring Values -- 1 Libraries - Why Bother? -- 2 Academic Library Spaces, Digital Culture, and Communities -- 3 The Public Library's Enduring Importance -- Part II: Public Literacy and Private Oases -- 4 Loss of the Social, Return of the Private: Acknowledging Public Failure in the Age of Boudoir Surplus -- 5 Re-establishing Values, Constructing New Missions: The Value of the Modern Library in the Development of Digital and Information Literacy in Public Life -- Part III: Transformations and Resistance -- 6 Libraries' Shifting Roles and Responsibilities in the Networked Age -- 7 The Interface of the Digital Library: The Perseus Digital Library as a Case Study -- 8 Wanderbibliotheken: Travelling Books and DIY Libraries -- Part IV: Disciplinary and Institutional Partnerships -- 9 Is Professionalism Still an Acceptable Goal for Archivists in the Global Digital Society? -- 10 Digital Research with All Our Senses: How the Archivist, the Historian, and the Librarian Can Work Together on the New Frontier -- 11 The Critical, yet Often Misunderstood, Functions of a Library and Archives in a Museum Setting -- Part V: Curation and Commons -- 12 Beyond Place: Data Curation Possibilities for Post-custodial Archives and Libraries -- 13 "The X-Files": The Truth Is in the Archives, but Access Is Restricted -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index.

This book explores the enduring role and intrinsic value of libraries and archives as public institutions in the digital age.

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