{"product_id":"a-field-guide-to-the-information-commons-9780810861008","title":"A Field Guide to the Information Commons","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles Forrest | Martin Halbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Library \u0026amp; Information Science - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur sources of information, and the practices we use to find it, are in a period of rapid flux. Libraries must respond by selecting, acquiring, and making accessible a host of new information resources, developing innovative services, and building different types of spaces to support changing user behaviors and patterns of learning. A Field Guide to the Information Commons describes an emerging library service model that embodies all three spheres of response: new information resources, collaborative service programs, and redesigned staff and user spaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTechnology has enabled new forms of information-seeking behavior and scholarship, causing a renovation of libraries that revisits the idea of the \"commons\"--a public place that is free to be used by everyone. A Field Guide to the Information Commons describes the emergence, growth, and adoption of the concept of the information commons in libraries. This book includes a variety of contributed articles, and descriptive, structured entries for various information commons in libraries across the country and around the world.","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47585401045143,"sku":"9780810861008","price":11417.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780810861008.webp?v=1774960178","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-field-guide-to-the-information-commons-9780810861008","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}