From the old-fashioned library to the public library: Changes in the cultural functions of Polish academic libraries

Abstract

The chapter discusses the transformation of the functions Polish academic libraries fulfill. Once inaccessible for ordinary people, the libraries now have become real public libraries. However, their main problem is the lack of adequate staff. This prevents the libraries from acting as effective providers of “memory outsourcing.”

Citation

Gorny, M. (2009), "From the old-fashioned library to the public library: Changes in the cultural functions of Polish academic libraries", Graves, W., Nyce, J.M., Golden, J. and Williams, D.E. (Ed.) Advances in Library Administration and Organization (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Vol. 27), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 109-122. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0732-0671(2009)0000027011