Public library services in the information age: international overview and the situation in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Authors

  • Elsa Barber UBA - Buenos Aires - AR
  • Nicolás Tripaldi UBA - Buenos Aires - AR
  • Silvia Pisano UBA - Buenos Aires - AR
  • Sofia D'Alessandro UBA - Buenos Aires - AR
  • Sandra Romagnoli UBA - Buenos Aires - AR
  • Verónica Parsiale UBA - Buenos Aires - AR
  • Carolina Gregui
  • Gabriela De Pedro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/1518-2924.2004v9n17p1

Keywords:

Public libraries, Information services, Argentina

Abstract

The article analizes public/popular library services in Buenos Aires and surrounding areas. The aim has been to relate the descriptive local data with the trends in developed countries after a selective study of the international literature. The results have shown that the studied units provide a basic service, misuse their alleged technological infrastructure and do not direct their resources to implement the services required by society in the information age.

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Author Biographies

Elsa Barber, UBA - Buenos Aires - AR

Professora e pesquisadora no Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Nicolás Tripaldi, UBA - Buenos Aires - AR

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Silvia Pisano, UBA - Buenos Aires - AR

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Sofia D'Alessandro, UBA - Buenos Aires - AR

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Sandra Romagnoli, UBA - Buenos Aires - AR

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Verónica Parsiale, UBA - Buenos Aires - AR

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Carolina Gregui

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Gabriela De Pedro

Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas Facultad de Filosofía y Letras Universidad de Buenos Aires

Published

2004-01-01

How to Cite

BARBER, Elsa; TRIPALDI, Nicolás; PISANO, Silvia; D’ALESSANDRO, Sofia; ROMAGNOLI, Sandra; PARSIALE, Verónica; GREGUI, Carolina; DE PEDRO, Gabriela. Public library services in the information age: international overview and the situation in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Encontros Bibli: revista eletrônica de biblioteconomia e ciência da informação, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 17, p. 1–18, 2004. DOI: 10.5007/1518-2924.2004v9n17p1. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/1518-2924.2004v9n17p1. Acesso em: 1 nov. 2024.

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