Public Libraries in the Smart City

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Leorke, Dale (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wyatt, Danielle (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Human geography.; Library science.; Urban geography.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Human Geography.; Library Science.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Urbanism.

This book outlines the various ways in which public libraries have become entangled in visions of the 'smart city', where densely networked, ubiquitous connectivity promises urban prosperity built on efficiency, innovation and new avenues for civic participation. Drawing on theoretical ana...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction: More than Just a Library
• 2. Beacons of the Smart City
• 3. Mixed Metaphors: Between the Head and the Heart of the City
• 4. Metrics, Metrocentricity, and Governance Models: The Uneven Transformation of Public Libraries
• 5. Coda: Connection and Disconnection in a Digital Culture
• Index.