The social impact of public libraries
Emir Jose Suaiden
(Emir Jose Suaiden is a Professor in the Department of Information Science and Documentation, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. (Translated by Elizabeth Scott*, MIL, Associate SfEP, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.))
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Abstract
This paper analyses the divide between the information professional and the community. It focuses on topics such as social exclusion and the bibliographical explosion; information and knowledge production; the social impact of public libraries; the role of the information specialist in a developing society; reading habits; critical reading education; and the role of public libraries in an information society.
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Citation
Jose Suaiden, E. (2003), "The social impact of public libraries", Library Review, Vol. 52 No. 8, pp. 379-387. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530310698520
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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