Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Abbreviations xv
7. Introduction 1
8. Part I: Enduring Values
9. 1. Libraries – Why Bother? 9
10. 2. Academic Library Spaces, Digital Culture, and Communities 23
11. 3. The Public Library’s Enduring Importance 35
12. Part II: Public Literacy and Private Oases
13. 4. Loss of the Social, Return of the Private: Acknowledging Public Failure in the Age of Boudoir Surplus 49
14. 5. Re-establishing Values, Constructing New Missions: The Value of the Modern Library in the Development of Digital and Information Literacy in Public Life 63
15. Part III: Transformations and Resistance
16. 6. Libraries’ Shifting Roles and Responsibilities in the Networked Age 85
17. 7. The Interface of the Digital Library: The Perseus Digital Library as a Case Study 101
18. 8. Wanderbibliotheken : Travelling Books and DIY Libraries 119
19. Part IV: Disciplinary and Institutional Partnerships
20. 9. Is Professionalism Still an Acceptable Goal for Archivists in the Global Digital Society? 133
21. 10. Digital Research with All Our Senses: How the Archivist, the Historian, and the Librarian Can Work Together on the New Frontier 147
22. 11. The Critical, yet Often Misunderstood, Functions of a Library and Archives in a Museum Setting 161
23. Part V: Curation and Commons
24. 12. Beyond Place: Data Curation Possibilities for Post-custodial Archives and Libraries 171
25. 13. “The X-Files”: The Truth Is in the Archives, but Access Is Restricted 185
26. Works Cited 231
27. Contributors 253
28. Index 259