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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350284303321

Autore

Leorke Dale

Titolo

Public Libraries in the Smart City / / by Dale Leorke, Danielle Wyatt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-2805-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (135 pages)

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

025.00285

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Soggetti

Human geography

Library science

Urban geography

Urban planning

City planning

Human Geography

Library Science

Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns)

Urbanism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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 analysis and interviews with library professionals, policymakers, and users, it examines the inevitable tensions emerging when a public institution dedicated to universal access to knowledge and a shared public culture intersects with the technology-driven, entrepreneurialist ideals of the smart city.