Books, Bytes, Buildings, and Bodies: Public Libraries in the 21st Century.

Abstract

X I he 19th-century French author Alphonse Karr observed, The more things change, the more they stay the same. This holds true in public libraries, even considering all the recent advances and demands created by digital libraries and the expanded access issues raised by the Internet. Traditionally, the tools of libraries have been defined as books, buildings, and bodies. Even though the library world has evolved in unpredictable ways, these tools still articulate the essence of libraries and their public mission. Library holdings are no longer limited to leather-bound tomes, but the foundations of collection management have remained true to tradition.

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