| Description |
1 online resource (142 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction: More Than Just a Library; Abstract; This Book; References; Chapter 2 Beacons of the Smart City; Abstract; The Reinvention of the Contemporary Library; Public Libraries and Urban Policy; Enter the 'Smart City'; Singapore's National Library Board and the Smart Nation; 'A Smart Library': The Public Library's Strategic Turn; As Ancillary Offices and Meeting Rooms; As Support Centres for Digital Refugees; As de facto Help Desks for e-Government Services; As Workshops, Laboratories, and Training Centres |
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As HubsConclusion; References; Chapter 3 Mixed Metaphors: Between the Head and the Heart of the City; Abstract; Geelong Library and Heritage Centre; The Brains of the City; A Bottom-Up Approach to the Smart City?; Greater Melbourne; State Library Victoria; City of Melbourne; A Third Place in the Smart City; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Metrics, Metrocentricity, and Governance Models: The Uneven Transformation of Libraries; Abstract; Rethinking Library Metrics; From 'Ad Hoc' to Integrated Library Governance; The Uneven Development of Libraries; Conclusion; References |
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Chapter 5 Coda: Library FuturesAbstract; References; Appendix A: Interview Methodology; Reference; Appendix B: Summary of Key Library Redevelopments in Melbourne, 2013-2020; References; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wyatt, Danielle
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| ISBN |
9789811328053 |
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9811328056 |
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