[Irtalk] Libraries' Social Role in the Information Age

[Hilton Gibson]

In the 1980s, Ray Oldenburg theorized that people spend most of their time
at home and at the workplace, and much of their remaining time in spaces
dedicated to the social life of the community, such as coffee shops,
bookstores, bars, and hair salons, which are central to the vitality of a
democracy (2). Libraries can also serve as social spaces.

To transition into this new role, libraries should begin to focus on the
users rather than the collection of information.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6126/1382.1
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