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Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2013 17:38:20 +0200
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> So, libraries can continue to make their physical spaces available for
> after-school care, for children and for courses on how to use a
> computer. But finding reliable information is just as important for a
> community as it has ever been and should still be at the heart of a
> library's mission. Therefore, to say that "The Mission of Librarians is
> to Improve Society through Facilitating Knowledge Creation in Their
> Communities" effectively leaves the mass of people completely to the
> mercy of the corporate information world. In other words, libraries
> should just make Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit as happy in their misery as
> they can be. That would make the Googles happy since it would stop
> competition. Shouldn't there be an alternative?
>
> Task number one for librarians should be to create that viable
> alternative. It would be a noble task that would appeal to many, I believe.
++++1 !
And in this endevour the libraries should ally with the museums.
Dan Matei
Received on Sat Aug 03 2013 - 12:09:53 EDT