​​IFLA Journal

IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries.

The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally.

Volume 40, No.3 (October 2014)

Contents:


Editorial

National libraries as centers of innovation: An IFLA Journal 40th anniversary tribute
Jerry W. Mansfield 143

 

Articles

From inertia to innovation: Information-based organizations in the Age of Intelligence
Roberta I. Shaffer 145

Innovations in the National Library Board Singapore: A journey
Ngian Lek Choh 150

What makes innovation work? Innovation practice in the National Library of the Netherlands
Hildelies Balk, Elsbeth Kwant and Clemens Neudecker ​157

Building tomorrow’s library today: The New Library of Alexandria
Ismail Serageldin 169

Qatar National Library – Architecture as innovation in the Arab world
Claudia Lux 174

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec: Convergence and the path of innovation
Guy Berthiaume and Pascale Ryan 182

Built on sound principles: Audio management and delivery at the National Library of Australia
Kevin Bradley 186

Innovation as a strategic choice at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Reinhard Altenhöner, Ulrike Junger and Ute Schwens 195

Innovative services in the National Library of China
Han Yongjin 202

A case study in national library innovation: Newspapers in the British Library
Andy Stephens, Caroline Brazier and Phil Spence 206

Abstracts 213

 

IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries. The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally.

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