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Author Aldrich, Rebekkah Smith, author.

Title Resilience / Rebekkah Smith Aldrich.

Publication Info. Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2018.
©2018

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 87 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Library futures
Library futures.
Note At head of title: Center for the Future of Libraries.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary We live in uncertain times, and the ability to survive, adapt and thrive-- whether an individual or an organization-- is vital in our society. Aldrich re-centers the concept of resilience to show its alignment to the library profession's values, and its usefulness for guiding our future roles in communities.
Contents Understanding resilience -- Disruption in our world -- The roles of government and net states -- A culture of resilience -- Resilience in libraries -- Understanding, respect, empathy -- Social cohesion, equity, access -- Empower, engage, energize -- From the field -- In the aftermath -- In the planning -- In the community -- In the preparation -- Collective impact -- For the future -- Opportunities for the future -- Acute readiness: inside your library -- Acute readiness: in your community -- Long-term readiness: inside your library -- Long-term readiness: in your community.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Libraries and community.
Libraries and community.
Libraries and society.
Libraries and society.
Library planning.
Library planning.
Emergency management.
Emergency management.
Sustainability.
Sustainability.
Libraries and community -- United States -- Case studies.
United States.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Added Author Center for the Future of Libraries.
Note At head of title: ALA Center for the Future of Libraries.
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