Anyone who has taken LIS 450 here at SLIS has sat in a classroom, pondering the question, "What is a library?" Seemingly straight forward, the definition of this home-of-our-future-employment is surprisingly complicated as new technologies and media change the very structures that have been traditionally named. Libraries have become something more than a place with books. An interesting article came across our eyes from Information Tyrannosaur dealing with this very question as part of the site's "Library Thinker Series." The article, titled Library Thinker Series: What is a Library? points to other recent blog posts about the definitional issues of libraries as well as weighs in.
What do you think a library is? Some food for thought on this hazy Tuesday...
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