This report provides Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) leaders and the
academic community with a clear view of the current state of the literature on value of …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an
infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review …

Citizens' use of the public library in their local community is explored, focusing on social
activities and how the libraries function as meeting places. The findings are important …

The authors acknowledge that their" view [for the open, multicultural city] is prescriptive,
culturally bound, and Western". Their view is that the" secular humanism position" which has …

How are libraries used as meeting places, and by whom? Through survey data, six
categories of places are identified: the library as a “square,” as a place for meeting diverse …

This paper aims to inform design strategies for smart space technology to enhance libraries
as environments for coworking and informal social learning. The focus is on understanding …

The paper is divided into three parts. The first part emphasizes considerations regarding
today's focus on both the virtual and the physical library. The second part describes the four …

Urban populations increasingly diversify in their socio-economic, cultural, religious and
linguistic profiles as well as in their lifestyles, attitudes and activity patterns. This hyper …

King County in Washington State is home to two large urban library systems, King County
Library (KCLS) and Seattle Public Library (SPL). KCLS and SPL are effectively building …

In this qualitative study exploring the content of social interactions between library staff and
patrons, interviews were held with 15 library staff members in three neighborhood branch …