These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums; review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants; and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts; they assert; has the potential to create authentic; interactive experiences for community members; and it can help establish a distinct; meaningful; and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors words; libraries can then reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation; wonder; knowledge acquisition; and critical inquiry. Commercialization; edutainment; and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the futures terrain; and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it.Libraries; museums; and the ways in which they are used by patrons have drastically changed in past decades. Digitization projects; infotainment; and the Internet are redefining the librarys and the museums roles in the community. What are the implications for the future of these institutions? These authors examine the unique social roles of libraries and museums; review historical precedents as well as library-museum partnerships funded in recent years through IMLS grants; and forge an exciting vision of a new library-museum hybrid. The juxtaposition of library collections and museum artifacts; they assert; has the potential to create authentic; interactive experiences for community members; and it can help establish a distinct; meaningful; and sustainable role for libraries. In the authors words; libraries can then reassert themselves as places devoted to contemplation; wonder; knowledge acquisition; and critical inquiry. Commercialization; edutainment; and the library as a learning community are just some of the fascinating topics addressed as the authors explore the futures terrain; and suggest how libraries might situate themselves upon it.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful photos.By Vincent R. PasquantonioYou will not see the likes of these photographs anywhere; the clarity and descriptiveness and the care taken to reveal these ships and these people and their times.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Pictorial on River Steamboats on the Mississippi River in the late 1800sBy Craig DokkenExcellant book if your interested in Steamboats and how they traveled the river; great for an artist for drawing and understanding the construction of actual steamboats. It also has a few pictures of other modes of transportation for the late 1800s. Very economical book and a great coffee table book with heavy paper.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. NostalgicBy Tom AdamsNostalgic pictures