{"product_id":"the-10000-libraries-project-kristin-smith-9798257754586","title":"The 10,000 Libraries Project: Connecting with Libraries Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow books actually reach library shelves - in 36 countries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We expected complexity. We found labyrinths.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA library in Finland is a constitutional right with 3D printers on the second floor. A library in Cambodia is a tuk-tuk carrying 400 books through a slum. A library in Singapore is a shelf-reading robot navigating a branch inside a shopping mall. They are all libraries. They operate on entirely different principles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 10,000 Libraries Project\u003c\/b\u003e is the first comprehensive guide to global library acquisition systems - built from the ground up using the Global Library Acquisition Tool (GLAT), which mapped over 10,000 libraries across more than 50 countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for the independent author whose IngramSpark title is invisible to a librarian in Stuttgart. For the small publisher who cannot understand why French libraries will not buy their e-book. For the NGO worker in Nairobi who needs to get 500 books into rural Kenyan schools without them being seized at customs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you will find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e36 country chapters across 11 regions - from Northern Europe to Oceania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA consistent framework for every country: Opening Hook, System Overview, Paths to Entry, Practical Considerations, Recommendations, and Key Contacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenmark's Cicero monoculture - one submission, visibility in all 98 municipalities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia's Two-Year Rule and why it forces every library to buy its own copy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Netherlands' Bookarang algorithm and why metadata is now everything\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Korea's 50,000 KRW price cap and the hard constraints it imposes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCambodia's donation economy and the American Corners network\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe OverDrive \"Notify Me\" mechanic that is replacing suggestion forms worldwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe doors are mapped. The paths are documented. The only question left is whether you will walk through them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristin Smith, J.D., M.B.A., is the CEO and Founder of Stellarus Intelligence, a public benefit corporation focused on the intersection of legal intelligence, Building with AI, global knowledge infrastructure, and equitable access to information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798257754586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Kristin Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172878098687,"sku":"9798257754586","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-10000-libraries-project-kristin-smith-9798257754586","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}