The Patron-Driven Library: A Practical Guide for Managing Collections and Services in the Digital Age

摘要

In The Patron-Driven Library: A Practical Guide for Managing Collections and Services in the Digital Age, the author, DeeAnn Allison, provides a perspective of the ways by which library managers can harness the forces of change - both technological and demographic -to deliver services that meet user expectations in the 21st century. Her aim is to show how librarians can move from the traditional collection-centric view of the library to a patron-centric view, supported by the latest tools that information technology has to offer.