Libraries as Vanguards of Community Service Provision in Shifting Information Landscapes

This book explores how libraries are adapting to evolving trends in information science, addressing challenges such as budget constraints, changing user expectations, and emerging technologies, while offering practical solutions for navigating these disruptions. This edited collection presents insightful, praxis-driven research on how libraries are responding to evolving trends in information and library sciences.The authors—experts from the fields of library and information science as well as related disciplines including sociology and communication technologies—examine key issues facing libraries, including budget constraints and resource allocation, changing user expectations, and emerging technologies. Utilizing a range of methodologies, including qualitative, mixed-method, and quantitative approaches, contributors demystify the challenges facing modern libraries and offer practical solutions to help libraries thrive in a world of constant disruption.