[Publib] Libraries Around the World

[allanmkleiman at aol.com]

Hi--

Some interesting stories from the BBC on library service in India and in the UK.? What is?thought provoking?is that public libraries in the UK are becoming a dying breed while in the US they are booming.? It has been several years since I was last in the UK so am not sure what happened? And the creation of a "on demand" mobile library service in India is an?fantastic concept.??But public libraries throughout India (open to the entire public) is not as common. All three reports should evoke some comments.? Hope you enjoy the v-casts:

Are libraries still relevant today?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/7853511.stm

Author Michal Rosen defends libraries
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/the_daily_politics/7853502.stm

India's Internet Library Service
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7873212.stm

--Allan


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