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After Books: Re-Imagining the Role of the Public Library Building

Hines, Scott Alan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148282963

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2006, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
Contemporary society is gifted with the ability to retrieve the world’s wealth of information from anywhere, to anywhere, at any time. However, this ability calls into question the continued relevance of the special places that first rose to prominence for their once-unique ability to provide that information. Despite serving as the heart of many communities, the public library building is faced with questions of its purpose and utility in a networked society. Rather than attempting to combat positive change, the library must instead reform itself around the mission that begat its creation - enhancing the lives and freedom of the common citizen through culture. In this sense, the building will shift – from simply being a repository of information to serving as an agency for the development of creative skills. Though still housing books, the building is focused on delivering experiential, collaborative learning, organized around the psychological flow of creativity.
Jeffrey Tilman (Advisor)
109 p.
Architecture
libraries; creativity; process-based learning

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  • Hines, S. A. (2006). After Books: Re-Imagining the Role of the Public Library Building [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148282963

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hines, Scott. After Books: Re-Imagining the Role of the Public Library Building. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148282963.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hines, Scott. "After Books: Re-Imagining the Role of the Public Library Building." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1148282963

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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