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This book offers a guide for librarians who see their profession as a chance to make a positive difference in their communities - librarians who recognize that it is no longer enough to stand behind a desk waiting to serve. R. David Lankes, author of The Atlas of New Librarianship, reminds librarians of their mission: to improve society by facilitating knowledge creation in their communities. In this book, he provides tools, arguments, resources, and ideas for fulfilling this mission. Librarians will be prepared to become radical positive change agents in their communities, and other readers will learn to understand libraries in a new way. In concise chapters, Lankes addresses the mission of libraries and explains what constitutes a library. He offers practical advice for librarian training; provides teaching notes for each chapter; and answers "Frequently Argued Questions" about the new librarianship.

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R. David Lankes is Professor and Deans Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse Universitys School of Information Studies and Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse. He is the author of The Atlas of New Librarianship (MIT Press).

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