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Social change, industrialisation and public libraries: a theoretical approach

Bülent Yilmaz (Associate Professor, Department of Information Management, Faculty of Letters, Hacettepe University, Beytepe‐Ankara, Turkey)

Aslib Proceedings

ISSN: 0001-253X

Article publication date: 1 October 2002

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Abstract

In this study, industrialisation has been evaluated in the context of social change theory. Industrialisation as a period of social change is the source of public library development. The public library has emerged as a result of the changes in educational and cultural structure caused by industrialisation. Public libraries emerged as supporting elements of basic and adult diffused education effort. The change in thoughts, attitudes and values by the effect of urbanisation made public libraries a part of the new culture that is social life. The public library is a product of social change.

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Yilmaz, B. (2002), "Social change, industrialisation and public libraries: a theoretical approach", Aslib Proceedings, Vol. 54 No. 5, pp. 326-334. https://doi.org/10.1108/00012530210448271

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