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The Role and Value of Public Libraries in the Age of Digital Technologies
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Aabo, Svanhild – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2005
Discusses public libraries' role and value in the age of digital technologies. Reassessments of their role due to technological development and widespread public use of the Internet are analysed. Central challenges of the digital society, including an increased digital divide and a weakening of local community identity, have resulted in lower…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Information Technology, Library Role, Internet