Participatory co-design: A relationship building approach for co-creating libraries of the future

摘要

The first years of the new millennium have seen dramatic changes in how information is produced, as well as how it is organized and accessed. Within the increasingly digital environment, technology continues to transform how we encounter and experience information. For example, individuals can now produce and share their own information, rather than waiting for book or journal publishers to create and deliver the material – a concept known as peer production. Internet based social networking sites offer yet another popular way to create and exchange unmediated information. Because these new technology tools enable easy information production and consumption, individuals increasingly circumvent what has traditionally been the role of libraries – organizing, managing, and enabling access. These circumstances challenge libraries’ traditional role as repositories of human culture, forcing libraries to evolve...