The future of museums and libraries
Subtitle: a discussion guide
By: produced by the IMLS Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and Communications, under the direction of Mamie Bittner ; Erica Pastore, program analyst.
Contributors: Bittner, Mamie.; Pastore, Erica.; Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.). Office of Policy, Planning, Research, and Communications.
Publisher: IMLS
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Museums -- Planning; Libraries -- Planning; Museums -- Use studies; Libraries -- Self-evaluation; Library use studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-31).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The planning meeting : insights, questions, & possibilities; title: Discussion theme 1: Changing definitions & roles of museums and libraries; title: Discussion theme 2: Shifts in power & authority; title: Discussion theme 3:  Museums & libraries as the "third place"; title: Discussion theme 4: Technology & policy development; title: Discussion theme 5: 21st-century learning & information use; title: Discussion theme 6: New models & structures for collaboration; title: Discussion theme 7: Planning for a sustainable future; title: Discussion theme 8: Metrics for evaluating service & impact; title: Discussion theme 9: the 21st-century museum & library workforce; title: Summary and conclusion : where do we go from here?; title: Planning meeting participants.