strategy
Developing public libraries
Synonyms:
Supporting community libraries Context:
Even the smallest public library can participate in a myriad of formal and informal networks that allow it to borrow materials from other libraries, access material by computer, and otherwise supplement local collections. By serving as a gateway to information that it does not have in its own holdings, the public library is invaluable as a stepping stone to the complex web of government, university and non-governmental organizations from which most non-commercial information flows. Claim:
I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion." (Thomas Jefferson) Broader:
Developing librariesSupplying public informationHolding information within a cultureUndertaking local infrastructure development projects Facilitates:
Accessing library materialsProviding public information and education on reproduction and health Organizations:
International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres International Association for the Development of Documentation, Libraries and Archives in Africa Subjects:
Society → CommunitiesInformation → Libraries
Government → Public
Development → Development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
