Minds Alive

Patricia Demers is a distinguished university professor in the Department of English and Film Studies at the University of Alberta.Toni Samek is a professor and chair at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta.

• List of IllustrationsList of Abbreviations ForewordTami Oliphant, University of Alberta and Ali Shiri, University of AlbertaAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPatricia Demers, University of Alberta and Toni Samek, University of AlbertaI. Enduring ValuesLibraries: Why Bother?Alice Crawford, University of St. Andrews Academic Library Spaces, Digital Culture, and CommunitiesGuylaine Beaudry, Concordia University The Public Library’s Enduring ImportanceMarc Kosciejew, Western University II. Public Literacy and Private OasesLoss of the Social, Return of the Private: Acknowledging Public Failure in the Age of Boudoir SurplusMario Hibert, University of SarajevoRe-establishing Values, Constructing New Missions: The Value of the Modern Library in the Development of Information and Digital Literacy in Public Life Konstantina Martzoukou, Robert Gordon UniversityIII. Transformations and Resistance Libraries’ Shifting Roles and Responsibilities in the Networked Age Michael Carroll, American University Washington College of LawThe Interface of the Digital Library: The Perseus Digital Library as a Case StudyGeoffrey Rockwell, University of Alberta, Sarah Vela, Lisa M. Cerrato, Mihaela Ilovan, Stan Ruecker, Perseus Digital Library, and the INKE Research GroupWanderbibliotheken: Travelling Books and DIY LibrariesCarolyn Guertin, Western UniversityIV. Disciplinary and Institutional PartnershipsIs Professionalism Still an Acceptable Goal for Archivists in the Global Digital Society?Richard Cox, Comcast Digital Research with All Our Senses: How the Archivist, the Historian, and the Librarian Can Work Together on the New Frontier Nigel Raab, Loyola Marymount　University The Critical, Diverse (and Sometimes Neglected) Roles of Libraries and Archives in a Museum SettingBrendan Edwards, Royal Ontario MuseumV. Curation and CommonsBeyond Place: Data Curation Possibilities for Post-custodial Archives and Libraries Seamus Ross, University of Toronto "The X-Files": The Truth is in the Archives, but Access is RestrictedFrank J. Tough, University of AlbertaWorks Cited Contributors Index