This book explores the enduring role and intrinsic value of libraries and archives as public institutions in the digital age.

Edited by Patricia Demers and Toni Samek

List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations

Foreword
Tami Oliphant, University of Alberta and Ali Shiri, University of Alberta

Acknowledgments

Introduction
Patricia Demers, University of Alberta and Toni Samek, University of Alberta

I. Enduring Values

Libraries: Why Bother?
Alice Crawford, University of St. Andrews

Academic Library Spaces, Digital Culture, and Communities
Guylaine Beaudry, Concordia University

The Public Library’s Enduring Importance
Marc Kosciejew, Western University

II. Public Literacy and Private Oases

Loss of the Social, Return of the Private: Acknowledging Public Failure in the Age of Boudoir Surplus
Mario Hibert, University of Sarajevo

Re-establishing Values, Constructing New Missions: The Value of the Modern Library in the Development of Information and Digital Literacy in Public Life
Konstantina Martzoukou, Robert Gordon University

III. Transformations and Resistance

Libraries’ Shifting Roles and Responsibilities in the Networked Age
Michael Carroll, American University Washington College of Law

The Interface of the Digital Library: The Perseus Digital Library as a Case Study
Geoffrey Rockwell, University of Alberta, Sarah Vela, Lisa M. Cerrato, Mihaela Ilovan, Stan Ruecker, Perseus Digital Library, and the INKE Research Group

Wanderbibliotheken: Travelling Books and DIY Libraries
Carolyn Guertin, Western University

IV. Disciplinary and Institutional Partnerships

Is Professionalism Still an Acceptable Goal for Archivists in the Global Digital Society?
Richard Cox, Comcast

Digital Research with All Our Senses: How the Archivist, the Historian, and the Librarian Can Work Together on the New Frontier
Nigel Raab, Loyola Marymount¿University

The Critical, Diverse (and Sometimes Neglected) Roles of Libraries and Archives in a Museum Setting
Brendan Edwards, Royal Ontario Museum

V. Curation and Commons

Beyond Place: Data Curation Possibilities for Post-custodial Archives and Libraries
Seamus Ross, University of Toronto

"The X-Files": The Truth is in the Archives, but Access is Restricted
Frank J. Tough, University of Alberta

Works Cited
Contributors
Index