TY - GEN AU - Pérez Pulido,Margarita AU - Vivarelli,Maurizio TI - The Identity of the Contemporary Public Library: Principles and Methods of Analysis, Evaluation, Interpretation SN - 978-88-5526-003-9 PY - 2019/// CY - Milano PB - Ledizioni KW - Information Science & Library Science KW - bibliotheque publique KW - public library KW - biblioteca pubblica N1 - Ebook N2 - The volume deals with some of the most relevant issues related to the identity of the public library and its historical, cultural, social, organizational changes, according to a comparative perspective. The topics are covered in four sections (History, Present and Future of the Public Library; Models of Analysis, Measurement, Evaluation; Complexity Challenges; Work in Progress), thus providing a wide overview of the present and the future of an institution paramount in improving people’s lives UR - https://books.openedition.org/ledizioni/3565 ER -