Libraries, Archives and Museums as Democratic Spaces in a Digital Age

Libraries, archives and museums have traditionally been a part of the public sphere's infrastructure. They have been so by providing public access to culture and knowledge, by being agents for enlightenment and by being public meeting places in their communities. Digitization and globalization poses new challenges in relation to upholding a sustainable public sphere. Can libraries, archives and museums contribute in meeting these challenges?

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R. Audunson, H. Andresen, C. Fagerli, E. Henningsen, H.-C. Hobohm, H. Jochumsen, H. Larsen, and T. Vold.

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• Assisted by: Herbjørn Andresen (Editor), Ragnar Audunson (Editor), Cicilie Fagerlid (Editor), Cicilie Fagerlid et al (Editor), Erik Henningsen (Editor), Hans-Christoph Hobohm (Editor), Henrik Jochumsen (Editor), Håkon Larsen (Editor), Tonje Vold (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2020
• EAN: 9783110629545
• ISBN: 978-3-11-062954-5
• No. of pages: 370
• Dimensions: 168 mm x 25 mm x 237 mm
• Weight: 772 g
• Illustrations: 1 b/w and 16 col. ill., 45 b/w tbl.
• Series: Current Topics in Library and Information Practice
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system