As there is only one message here, and the topic is what can we do about the crisis in UK public libraries, one short answer is a much closer link with further and higher education, a lis-link response.
Another is a bit of history, from the days of Libraries open and free, LOAF, which was begat out of Librarians for Social Change, and took on Thatcher during the worst of times.
Crises have been permamently with us, as long as I can remember.
John Lindsay
Reader in Information Systems Design
Kingston University,
Kingston Upon Thames,
London.
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Topics of the day:
1. 3 February #uklibchat - Public Libraries Crisis
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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 18:07:10 +0000
From: Library Chat <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: 3 February #uklibchat - Public Libraries Crisis
*apologies for cross-posting*
#uklibchat is running a live Twitter chat on Tuesday 3 February 6.30 -
8.30pm UK time. The chat is about what we can do about the crisis in UK
public libraries.
The open agenda document is here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tdX3IoddQtwJx44c0N573IDG1JYoKsl9BB8LebPf8h0/edit>
. Please help to shape it by adding your questions.
We also have a Feature Article
<https://uklibchat.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/feature-21-public-libraries-crisis/>
on
this month's topic providing links and information.
You can also find out more about #uklibchat
<http://uklibchat.wordpress.com/about-uklibchat/> and how to join a twitter
chat <http://uklibchat.wordpress.com/guide-to-uklibchatting/>on our
webpages, and see past summaries
<http://uklibchat.wordpress.com/discussion-summaries-links/> and feature
articles <http://uklibchat.wordpress.com/feature-articles/>.
We hope to see you on Tuesday 3 February.
The #uklibchat team
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