It won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for Best Book in Library Literature for its innovative approach to professional education.

The book is organized into "Threads" (conceptual arrangements equivalent to chapters) and 147 "Agreements" (detailed statements on specific theories or practices).

A large visual representation (67 x 89 cm) that links various concepts together, serving as a navigation tool for the field.

For those interested in exploring the text or its later updates: The Atlas of New Librarianship - R. David Lankes (Review)