Category: New Librarianship

The Second Edition of Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries For Today’s Complex World is now available for purchase (Expect More Collaboratory Members receive free copies).

You can purchase it from:

Paperback:

CreateSpace Online Store (preferred) and Amazon

eBook:

Amazon

If you are interested in bulk discounts please contact me at [email protected]

Thanks to all the Collaboratory partners for their help. Keep an eye out for Greater Expectations, the Expect More Workbook for engaging your community in conversations.

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Here is a brief Changelog to highlight major changes:

• Revised estimated expenditures of libraries in North America and Globally. First edition grossly underestimated them.
• Added OCLC examples of library usage.
• Added Ferguson, Calgary, an NYC examples

• Added “Third Space” as a core argument for libraries.
  • Included examples like Toronto’s study pods and Fairfield’s treehouse themed children’s library.
• Updated journal and database figures
• Added Canadian statistics for literacy
• Added StoryCorp and DPLA examples for Cultural Heritage
• Added Toronto, Cuyahoga, and DC examples of supporting entrepreneurs

• Updated a lot of URL’s and mission statements.

• Added more examples in the training section
• Added the Lebanon, NH Tor case as an example of protecting intellectual safety.

• Added discussion of how communities must share limited resources and how that can lead to conflict.
• Added a discussion of hot spot lending

• Updated examples
• Incorporated Aspen Report’s People, Platform, Place
• Added section on the Community as Collection

The Expect More Collaboratory is about to produce it’s first deliverable: the second edition of the Expect More book. This will be quickly followed by an Expect More Workbook and, in the summer, online training and advocacy materials.

With the release of the second edition the downloadable and print version of the first edition will be withdrawn from the web and online markets like Amazon (Collaboratory partners will be able to still download the first edition as well as the second edition through the Collaboratory site). The second edition of Expect More as well as the Workbook will be available for purchase by non-members. This will start happening January 1st.

Just as a reminder, Expect More Collaboratory members get 25 copies of the printed second edition, a print copy of the Workbook, unlimited access to the ebook versions and of course access to the coming online materials.

A note of thanks and gratitude to all who helped make Expect More such a success. It has been sold, accessed, and downloaded over 20,000 times!

If you would like to be part of the future of Expect More please consider joining the Expect More Collaboratory.