The role and value of public libraries in the age of digital technologies

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-211

  Aabø, Svanhild ^a,b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b Library and Information Science   (Norway)

Author keywords

Challenges; Digital society; Public libraries' democratic role; Public meeting place; Role and value of public libraries; Social inclusiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144453497     PISSN: 09610006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961000605057855     Document Type: Review

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