...Tomoya Igarashi; Masanori Koizumi; Michael Majewski Widdersheim Purpose The purpose of this study is to describe the full picture of how public libraries contribute to overcoming social division through their resources, programming and services. Design/methodology/approach A systematic...

...Mary F. Cavanagh Purpose In an increasingly competitive field of socially mediated information and knowledge available online, the public library's traditional services are increasingly questioned for relevancy. Drawing on the core premises of contemporary practice theory to ground...