The Information Commons: A Platform For Innovation |
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Authors: | Martin Halbert |
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Affiliation: | University of North Texas , Denton, TX, USA |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT Information Commons have successfully served as platforms for innovations in facilities and service programs within libraries over the past 2 decades. In this article, the author makes a series of points concerning the significance and meaning of the Information Commons as a trend, including the strength of the concept as a bridge between the past and future of libraries, limitations in perceptions concerning Information Commons, and the ways that the trend may play out in the future. |
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Keywords: | barriers to innovation cultural capital Information Commons |
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