"Innovation is essential for libraries to keep up with current technological developments and ensure their future existence. The authors draw on their extensive experience in directing academic libraries throughout the German-speaking world. Building upon a rigorous theoretical foundation, they...

Verlagstext: Bibliotheken und öffentliche Informationsanbieter stehen als öffentliche Einrichtungen zunehmend mit kommerziellen Anbietern im Wettbewerb. Daher ist es erforderlich, dass sie sich in gleicher Weise mit dem Thema Innovationsmanagement auseinandersetzen. Die Aktualität des Themas...

Objective – This paper identifies entrepreneurial competencies and the outcomes measured as innovative behaviour demonstrated by academic librarians.Methodology/Technique – We sought through interviews the interpretation and viewpoints of the academic librarians which we consider vital data...

Between 1883 and 1919, Andrew Carnegie donated approximately $1 billion in 2019 dollars to fund the construction of more than 1,500 public libraries across the United States. We show that this historical rollout of public libraries — which promoted access to knowledge for millions of people...