The Future of the Library: What Is a Public Library For?

The author suggests that libraries have been transformed a third time. Originally, libraries were the only place that valuable, handwritten, rare books could be found. As mass production kicked in post-Gutenberg, the library became an efficient way for the community to access knowledge. Today, though, in a post-paper world, the library must adopt a new role, a place where the community finds ideas, inspiration and others on a similar journey. The librarian is no longer a guardian of valuable books, but a curator of curiosity, passion and interest.     

简约美学与共振传播——韩剧《鱿鱼游戏》的传播力提升策略研究

《鱿鱼游戏》全球热播现象证明了Netflix全球本土化战略并非一成不变.面对韩国与西方国家文化距离过远的现实情况,创作者有意识地从两个维度调整战略:以简约美学下的叙事特征打造高品质剧集,以共振传播下的受众体验实现文化接近性.如此,同时迎合不同文化场域内的受众.然而,《鱿鱼游戏》的传播力提升策略遵循的是跨文化传播理念,并...     

Innovations in Providing Access to Research and Knowledge: Directions for Systems Improvement in the Law Library

ABSTRACT

In this article, the authors explore the future of legal reference services, continuing the discussion raised in their previous article, at 26 LRSQ 57 (No. 1/2, 2007). Again considering examples of popular and effective services from the non-library (commercial) world, they examine underlying trends and suggest points for improvement in library systems. They concentrate their focus on the academic law library, and on the changing role of the reference librarian.