Public Libraries in the Smart City

• Main Authors: Leorke, Dale (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wyatt, Danielle (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.