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Author Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith, author

Title Resilience / Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Published Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2018
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Description 1 online resource (viii, 87 pages) : illustrations
Series Library futures
Library futures.
Contents Understanding resilience -- Disruption in our world -- The roles of government and net states -- A culture of resilience -- Resilience in libraries -- Understanding, respect, empathy -- Social cohesion, equity, access -- Empower, engage, energize -- From the field -- In the aftermath -- In the planning -- In the community -- In the preparation -- Collective impact -- For the future -- Opportunities for the future -- Acute readiness: inside your library -- Acute readiness: in your community -- Long-term readiness: inside your library -- Long-term readiness: in your community
Summary We live in uncertain times, and the ability to survive, adapt and thrive-- whether an individual or an organization-- is vital in our society. Aldrich re-centers the concept of resilience to show its alignment to the library profession's values, and its usefulness for guiding our future roles in communities
Notes At head of title: Center for the Future of Libraries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 24, 2018)
Subject Libraries and community.
Libraries and society.
Library planning.
Emergency management.
Sustainability.
Libraries and community -- United States -- Case studies
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
Emergency management
Libraries and community
Libraries and society
Library planning
Sustainability
United States
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Center for the Future of Libraries.
ISBN 9780838917534
0838917534
9780838917541
0838917542
Other Titles At head of title: ALA Center for the Future of Libraries