1. A Vending Library Is No Library.
- Author
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Lund, James R.
- Subjects
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LIBRARY automation , *LIBRARIES & community , *LIBRARY circulation & loans , *CUSTOMER services , *BOOKS - Abstract
In this article the author discusses several U.S. counties that have installed vending libraries, which feature kiosks where consumers can take out books without interacting with a librarian or other library personnel. He is critical of vending libraries, saying that they share a reductionist and self-defeating philosophy of library service. also discussed is the impact that vending libraries could have on small towns.
- Published
- 2010