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The New Digital Divide: Library Planning
An excellent opinion article by Susan P. Crawford, "The New Digital Divide" provides a valid reason why Public Libraries, Special and Academic Libraries provide a value in the digital age.…
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School Library Funding
The State of California developed a modern library standards. There is a link below that you can use to learn more about it. The development of library space is key…
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Library Planning, E-Book Reader, Sales Predicted to Increase
From a library planning and development perspective, the statistics in this article will be of great significance to the development of library buildings in five years. The library built in…
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Collaboration Software and Space for Libraries
There are two types of collaboration software that is changing the ways students use the library. One product is from Media Scape System and the Tidebreak application.
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Innovation in Learning – Space Design for the Future
In the quest to learn as much as we can about technology and learning, the Sydney Centre for Innovation in Learning (SCIL) is an example. We believe education is changing…
The Economic Value of Library Systems
An economic study developed by the Free Library of Philadelphia in 2010 is a good starting point for anyone who wants to advocate for their library. The Free Library of…
Pottermore – example of physical + virtual nature of the book.
The present digital revolution is transforming the functionality of the book. When Harry Potter was first released e-books were a dream. It took wizards to configure and warlocks to navigate…
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Past event: example of consulting work
Oct 4, 2011 – ACA will be facilitating a workshop at Steelcase entitled “THE FUTURE LIBRARY: PHYSCIAL + VIRTUAL. It will be a workshop that focuses on new library services…
Children’s Library: Example Program for the Future
The BCPL developed a children's library model called Storyville. It was designed to foster early literacy and school readiness skills. It was developed specifically for children birth to five. We…
