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 +Some libraries are using a combination of technologies to extend (RFID based) self service into unmanned operation in order to extend library opening hours.
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 +The concept of unmanned 'Open Libraries'​ has got significant traction on Denmark: "The open library concept demonstrates that it is possible to create institutions that are under the protection of the public and are designed to meet citizens’ needs in a flexible way." The following article (from which the quote is taken) is a useful summary:
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 +[[http://​slq.nu/?​article=a-new-open-library-concept|A New ‘Open Library’ Concept]]. By Jens Thorhauge, Director General, Danish Agency for Libraries and Media. Scandinavian Library Quarterly, Volume 44 NO. 4 2011
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 +It stirred up some controversy among UK public libraries and there was a discussion thread on the LIS-PUB-LIBS discussion list. A good summary is in "​[[http://​dontprivatiselibraries.blogspot.co.uk/​2012/​07/​unstaffed-libraries-contradiction-in.html|Unstaffed Libraries (a contradiction in terms?​]])"​ Stop the privatisation of Public Libraries [blog] Thursday, 5 July 2012
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 +It appears some UK public libraries are looking at the idea again in 2014
  
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