The Librarian and the Library: Why Place Matters

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2001
Author
Journal
Libraries & Culture
Volume
36
Issue
4
Pagination
518-23
Language
English
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
Abstract

Convocation address delivered 9 December 2000 at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Texas at Austin.

Annotation

Discusses the importance of place for public libraries in late 19th and early twentieth century America.  Encourages librarians to review their spaces and consider what it conveys to users; who does it welcome and which activities does it encourage or discourage?

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