The four spaces – a new model for the public library
The four spaces – a new model for the public library
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四个空间——公共图书馆的新模式
DOI:
10.1108/03074801211282948
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发表时间:
2012
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通讯作者:
Dorte Skot
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作者:
Henrik Jochumsen;Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen;Dorte Skot
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present a model for the public library created by the authors.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is divided into three parts. The first part emphasizes considerations regarding today's focus on both the virtual and the physical library. The second part describes the four‐space model, including examples of libraries as illustrations of the different spaces and examples of how the model is being used in the Nordic library‐world. The third part pinpoints some critical questions in relation to the model.Findings – The paper shows how the four‐space model has been used in different ways in the Nordic countries since it was presented for the first time in a Danish report on public libraries in 2010.Practical implications – The four‐space model can be a useful tool in relation to developing, building, designing, arranging and rearranging public libraries. Furthermore the model can be a tool for management and communication in connection with library plans and policy and...