Lorcan Dempsey and Ken Varnum on "The Network Reshapes the Library"
Channel: OCLC Research
Date: 2014-11-12

In this video, Ken Varnum, editor of “The Network Reshapes the Library: Lorcan Dempsey on Libraries, Services and Networks,” interviews author Lorcan Dempsey about how the book came about and its overall theme, as well as blogging and what's to come. The book, published by ALA Editions, comprises a curated selection of Lorcan Dempsey's blog posts that have offered thousands of readers valuable perspectives and insight as well as a visionary approach to libraries’ future. It shows where libraries have been in the last decade and where they're heading now. The print edition of "The Network Reshapes the Library" is available from the ALA Store in the US at http://oc.lc/alastore, and from Facet in the UK at http://oc.lc/facet. It’s also available as an e-book from Amazon at http://oc.lc/amazon in the US and worldwide, as well as from other major e-book vendors. Learn more about the book at http://oc.lc/blogbookoverview. Watch the trailer for this video at http://oc.lc/blogbookvideointro.