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+ | ====== Unmanned '//Open Libraries//' ====== | ||
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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 | ||