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PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS IMPARTIAL SPACES IN THE 21 ST  CENTURY: POSSIBLE, PLAUSIBLE, DESIRABLE? Christine Rooney-Browne, PhD Researcher David McMenemy, Course Director University of Strathclyde, Glasgow IFLA 2009 Satellite Meeting Torino,  August 2009
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The public library as a public space...
The public sphere... Photographer: Wolfram Huke “ ... Access is guaranteed to  all citizens ...They...behave  neither like business or professional people  transacting private affairs,  nor like members of the constitutional order  subject to the constraints of a state bureaucracy.  Citizens behave as a public body  when they confer in an unrestricted fashion – that is, with the  guarantee of freedom of assembly and association and the freedom to express and publish their opinions  - about matters of general interest “ * *(Habermas, 1964, p.49).
The public library as a public sphere... Real world:  branch libraries Virtual world:  online libraries * ** *(Photo courtesy of Edinburgh’s City Libraries); **(Darien Library)
‘ Back in the day...’ The Public Libraries Act 1850 *(Images courtesy of Cartoonstock.com) *
The  Times They are a-Changin’*... *(Dylan, B, 1964).
Adopting retail models...
Bookstores:  better at delivering the ‘library experience’...? “ Part bookstore, part library,  part living room...” * *(Kotler and Armstrong, 2001, p.494).
“ If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em...”
A match made in Heaven...? “ In a true public library the user is  a citizen rather than a customer .  The commercial sector is not concerned with citizenship.  Customers and consumers are viewed differently from citizens”** (*Image courtesy of iStockimages.com) ** (Usherwood, 2007, p.47).  ?
Rise of the Citizen-consumer...? (Usherwood, 2007, p.120 - 121); **Clarke et al 2007.  p. 9).
Exploiting revenue streams...
Commercial partnerships... *(Gazette, 2008).
Sponsorship... * ** *(Aye Write Festival, Glasgow, 2009); **Library of Congress Book Festival, 2009)).
Affiliation schemes ...at the click of a button * *(Milton Keynes Library, England 2009)
A step too far...? “ civic society’s unique space for  free communicatio n and  critical reflection  in contrast to the market’s commercialisation of experiences” ** *Staffordshire County Council, England; **(Skot-Hansen, 2002).  *
Impartiality in virtual spaces...
Users expect the (virtual) world...? * * (Maness, 2006); Darien Public Library, 2009).
‘ Free’ web 2.0 services…
...but at what cost? * *Facebook ad page, 2009
Impartiality: romance or reality...?
A bleak future...? *(Getz, 1989, pp. 4-5).  “ the strength, diversity and growth of our library community is  a consequence of the affluence of our economy ... libraries – along with the rest of society – have to ride the waves of macroeconomic activity ” *
Conclusions...
 
Values for sale...? * *Word cloud created using wordle.net
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Public Libraries as Impartial Spaces in the 21st Century - IFLA 2009

  • 1. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS IMPARTIAL SPACES IN THE 21 ST CENTURY: POSSIBLE, PLAUSIBLE, DESIRABLE? Christine Rooney-Browne, PhD Researcher David McMenemy, Course Director University of Strathclyde, Glasgow IFLA 2009 Satellite Meeting Torino, August 2009
  • 2.
  • 3. The public library as a public space...
  • 4. The public sphere... Photographer: Wolfram Huke “ ... Access is guaranteed to all citizens ...They...behave neither like business or professional people transacting private affairs, nor like members of the constitutional order subject to the constraints of a state bureaucracy. Citizens behave as a public body when they confer in an unrestricted fashion – that is, with the guarantee of freedom of assembly and association and the freedom to express and publish their opinions - about matters of general interest “ * *(Habermas, 1964, p.49).
  • 5. The public library as a public sphere... Real world: branch libraries Virtual world: online libraries * ** *(Photo courtesy of Edinburgh’s City Libraries); **(Darien Library)
  • 6. ‘ Back in the day...’ The Public Libraries Act 1850 *(Images courtesy of Cartoonstock.com) *
  • 7. The Times They are a-Changin’*... *(Dylan, B, 1964).
  • 9. Bookstores: better at delivering the ‘library experience’...? “ Part bookstore, part library, part living room...” * *(Kotler and Armstrong, 2001, p.494).
  • 10. “ If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em...”
  • 11. A match made in Heaven...? “ In a true public library the user is a citizen rather than a customer . The commercial sector is not concerned with citizenship. Customers and consumers are viewed differently from citizens”** (*Image courtesy of iStockimages.com) ** (Usherwood, 2007, p.47). ?
  • 12. Rise of the Citizen-consumer...? (Usherwood, 2007, p.120 - 121); **Clarke et al 2007. p. 9).
  • 15. Sponsorship... * ** *(Aye Write Festival, Glasgow, 2009); **Library of Congress Book Festival, 2009)).
  • 16. Affiliation schemes ...at the click of a button * *(Milton Keynes Library, England 2009)
  • 17. A step too far...? “ civic society’s unique space for free communicatio n and critical reflection in contrast to the market’s commercialisation of experiences” ** *Staffordshire County Council, England; **(Skot-Hansen, 2002). *
  • 19. Users expect the (virtual) world...? * * (Maness, 2006); Darien Public Library, 2009).
  • 20. ‘ Free’ web 2.0 services…
  • 21. ...but at what cost? * *Facebook ad page, 2009
  • 23. A bleak future...? *(Getz, 1989, pp. 4-5). “ the strength, diversity and growth of our library community is a consequence of the affluence of our economy ... libraries – along with the rest of society – have to ride the waves of macroeconomic activity ” *
  • 25.  
  • 26. Values for sale...? * *Word cloud created using wordle.net
  • 27. OPEN UP THE DEBATE CONTACT ME: E-MAIL: [email_address] BLOG: www.libraryofdigress.co.uk Twitter: crooneybrowne