Evolution Of Library And Museum Partnerships/Historical Antecedents, Contemporary Manifestations, And Future Directions
Libraries Unlimited | Dilevko, Juris and Gottlieb, Lisa | Available
ISBN 10: 1591580641
ISBN 13: 9781591580645
These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums, review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants, and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts, they assert, has the potential to create authentic, interactive experiences for community members, and it can help establish a distinct, meaningful, and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors’ words, libraries can then “reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation, wonder, knowledge acquisition, and critical inquiry.” Commercialization, edu-tainment, and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the future’s terrain, and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it.
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