Beyond the Library of the Future: More Alternative Futures for the Public Library

by Bruce A. Shuman

With insightful comments from a variety of sources-and a generous dose of humor-Shuman builds fictional scenarios that are guaranteed to get librarians thinking, What if...? Eight new scenarios explore such developments as virtual reality, robots, time travel, computer viruses, security, and more-all within the context of the public library (or cybrary, as the author calls it). Written in a conversational tone, the book is intended to stimulate discourse...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563084562
• ISBN13: 9781563084560
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"