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Endorsements -- Title page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- SECTION 1 Views from the corridors of power: the political and global perspective -- CHAPTER 1 Painting books on the walls: why libraries have lost their way and how they can rediscover their real purpos...

Introduction -- The analytical framework -- The Traditional, Community Led and Needs Based library -- Conclusions and ways forward -- References -- CHAPTER 3 Leading liberation in the library -- Introduction -- Background -- what do we mean by critical librarianship? -- What does critical librarians...

CHAPTER 4 Do library partnerships work and how can they help build a strong future for the library? -- Introduction -- The Hive -- Governance and leadership -- Current challenges -- Partnership working, success in a changing context -- Joint library success factors -- Working in partnership: implica...

Connections not collections -- Trust, values and ethics -- Mind shifts, makeovers and magic -- The 21st-century people's library -- The community powerhouse -- From whispers to a roar! -- Extraordinary places make extraordinary people -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 6 Repositioning the academ...

SECTION 3 Who really matters? User communities and alignment -- CHAPTER 7 Students lead the future: academic library space and place -- Introduction -- The politics of student engagement -- Shifting identities and student voices -- Metaphorical models for conceiving library space development -- What...