Cox, AM, Pinfield, S and Rutter, S orcid.org/0000-0002-3249-5269 (2019) Academic Libraries' Stance toward the Future. Portal, 19 (5). pp. 485-509. ISSN 1531-2542
Abstract
The literature about academic libraries takes a strong interest in the future, yet little of it reflects on academic libraries' underlying stance toward the years ahead: is there a sense of change or continuity? Is there optimism or pessimism? Consensus or divergence? This article explores these questions using data from interviews with a broad range of practitioners, commentators, and experts. Some see libraries as fundamentally unchanging, while others perceive innovation as a given. There is little consensus about upcoming trends. Some interviewees doubt libraries' ability to deal with change, but others feel considerable optimism.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 by Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD 21218. This is an author produced version of an article published in portal: Libraries and the Academy. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Design (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2019 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2019 08:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1353/pla.2019.0028 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:143133 |