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Peer reviewedNeill, S. D. – Canadian Library Journal, 1985
Argues that in an age of information overload, the public library role is to promote books and reading and warns that public libraries that focus on technologies and information services will become cogs in the engine of material progress rather than fulfilling their role as sources of knowledge. (19 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Books, Information Services, Library Materials, Library Role
