how the heart of the campus is transforming Carlson, Scott creator The Chronicle of Higher Education text xxu Washington, DC The Chronicle of Higher Education 2022 monographic spa eng 52 p. ; color ills.; photographs Academic libraries occupy a central position on campus, literally and figuratively. For scholars and students, they serve as an essential gateway to knowledge. For publishers, they have been both a partner and a shaper of debates over copyright, censorship, and free and open access to information. For the campus and community, they are a place to connect. Recent years have seen enormous upheaval for libraries and librarians, and the ways they’ve adapted to such changes point to larger lessons about how colleges and universities can transform, too. Introduction. Section 1: The Future of Library Spaces. Section 2: The Future of Collections. Section 3:The Future of the Profession. -- A final word. Introduction -- Section 1 -- The future of library spaces -- The recent evolution in libraries -- The master-plan process -- The space left over by books ; Virtual learning -- Planning for new technologies and new uses ; Role and relevance -- The pandemic's effect on libraries -- The library as a public, and welcoming, space -- Section 2 -- The future of collections -- The open movement -- A new scholarly press -- Open educational resources ; Librarians and data mining -- The management and use of data ; Hidden information -- Special collections ; Connecting through podcasts -- Section 3 -- The future of the profession -- The skills ; Second career librarians -- The qualifications ; The teaching librarian ; Librarian with a Ph.D. -- Diversity in the profession Libraries' struggles to diversify -- Librarianship and the pandemic -- A final word. general Scott Carlson. The Chronicle of Higher Education Academic libraries Administration Library buildings Libraries and education Curriculum change 21st Century United States Librarianship Academic library Space utilization United States Academic library Effect of technological innovations on Libraries transformation. Library and educational change. Z675.U5 C258 2022 EVLG 120830 20220429162134.0 eng