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2013

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The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

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Thinking about the future of libraries, librarianship and the work librarians do is as old as libraries themselves. At no time in our memory, though, have these discussions and conversations been so profound and critical. This volume about the future of libraries brought together 30 leaders from all types of libraries and from outside librarianship to describe their vision of what the library will be in 2020. Contributors were asked to describe the "library of 2020," in whatever terms they wanted, either a specific library or situation or libraries in general. They were told: "be bold, be inspirational, be hopeful, be true, be provocative, be realistic, be depressing, be light-hearted, be thoughtful, be fun, be yourself, and for heaven's sake, don't be boring." Broadly representative of important perspectives and aspects within the profession as well as featuring important voices beyond the professional realm, Library 2020 presents thought-provoking and illuminating visions from many points of view.

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libraries, librarianship

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This content was first published in 2013 in Library 2020: Today’s Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow’s Library, edited by Joseph Janes, 49–54. Lanham: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.

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