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Public Library 2.0: Towards a new mission for public libraries as a "network of community knowledge"

by: Gobinda Chowdhury, Alan Poulter, and David McMenemy

In: Online Information Review, Vol. 30, Nr. 4 (2006) , p. 454-460.

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Purpose: This article seeks to propose a new vision for public libraries in the digital age. Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper is based on an understanding of the recent developments in ICT, internet and digital libraries; and also on the authors' personal experience in research and development in library and information science - especially in relation to public libraries - and digital libraries. Findings: The study argues that currently there are no proper mechanisms for capturing, preserving and disseminating community knowledge, and proposes that public libraries in the digital age should take a new role whereby they should act not only as a gateway to knowledge, but also as a platform facilitating the creation of, and access to, local community knowledge. Proposes a model for PL2.0 where public libraries can take on this new role to build a network of community knowledge. Research limitations/implications: The paper proposes a conceptual model for the second generation of public libraries, and further studies are required to test and implement the model. Practical implications: The paper proposes that the new role of public libraries will be to shift from solely providing access to knowledge to acting as a platform for the storage and dissemination of local community knowledge within the global context created by twenty-first century digital technologies. Originality/value: The proposed model will bring in a "cultural change" by giving a new role to public libraries in preserving and disseminating community knowledge. Author abstract

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%X Purpose: This article seeks to propose a new vision for public libraries in the digital age. Design/methodology/approach: This conceptual paper is based on an understanding of the recent developments in ICT, internet and digital libraries; and also on the authors' personal experience in research and development in library and information science - especially in relation to public libraries - and digital libraries. Findings: The study argues that currently there are no proper mechanisms for capturing, preserving and disseminating community knowledge, and proposes that public libraries in the digital age should take a new role whereby they should act not only as a gateway to knowledge, but also as a platform facilitating the creation of, and access to, local community knowledge. Proposes a model for PL2.0 where public libraries can take on this new role to build a network of community knowledge. Research limitations/implications: The paper proposes a conceptual model for the second generation of public libraries, and further studies are required to test and implement the model. Practical implications: The paper proposes that the new role of public libraries will be to shift from solely providing access to knowledge to acting as a platform for the storage and dissemination of local community knowledge within the global context created by twenty-first century digital technologies. Originality/value: The proposed model will bring in a "cultural change" by giving a new role to public libraries in preserving and disseminating community knowledge. (Author abstract)