Library closures and Enfield Library Service Increases Use Of Digital Reference Sources By Over 300 Percent

[Libraries remain an invaluable resource, but cuts are forcing closures both sides of the Atlantic. A plea to turn back those cuts in the London Observer, and an example of taking libraries into the digital age from the library service of a north London borough. I think both are universal in application and worth a read.

The second link in the first story has a list of the resources available to library members, resources otherwise quite costly. While it is possible that the Enfield service is a leader in the field, there has not been much written on what is actually available round the world. Since such a resource looks valuable to writers and publishers it would be interesting to know what kind of online and accessible services other libraries provide.]

Enfield Library Service Increases Use Of Digital Reference Sources By Over 300 Percent
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/30647
http://www.enfield.gov.uk/24hourlibrary
Without Libraries, We Will Lose A Mark Of Our Civilisation
http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/30646
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/28/library-closures-catherine-bennett





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