"A library is central to our understanding of what it is to be human."
Traditional and modern services of high quality and excellently qualified librarians 'embedded' in the citadel of knowledge - that is a good library.
The libraries of our postmodern age need open and flexible boundaries in order to quickly react to the demands of an ever-changing environment.
Some fear that the vast and invisible (lack of brick and concrete) library made by Google could destroy traditional libraries. Are the days of the library as a cultural and social organism over? Hopefully not.
Though the class of biblio-techs — media-savvy people who consider some traditional library services as antiquated - is enlarging, but technology has continued to drive in-person visits, circulation and usage.
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Libraries have a good track record of syncing up with past technological advances and modern facilities by making the use of technological potential.
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There are practical, psychological and, ultimately, spiritual reasons for reading paper books. Browsing a book online is one thing, reading it is quite another; there is no aesthetic substitute for the physical object (books and magazines).
In addition, the special atmosphere of the library is what gives the enticement to readers.
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