The public library as a space in dispute
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2021v26n3p550Keywords:
Public library, Public spece, User studyAbstract
Objective: To investigate the different uses of the public library space and the opportunities it offers to its real and potential users.Methodology: Based on the analysis of case studies promoted by researchers from different areas of knowledge, it reflects, in an exploratory perspective, on the appropriations of space by users of public libraries.
Results: Public libraries have been frequented by people without permanent residence in search of shelter, members of the community who need a place for study, work and leisure and by those who do not face economic or social problems, but who seek professional mediators for a diversity of resources and services.
Conclusions: While the library expands its attractions and conquers a heterogeneous public, the encounter and the coexistence between people of different origins and needs create challenges for the shared use of space. Thus, new studies should consider these limitations when discussing the division of the public library into sectors, the supply of furniture, the presence of qualified professionals, among other characteristics that aim to consolidate the library as a public space.
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MUGGLETON, T. H. Public libraries and difficulties with targeting the homeless. Library Review, [S. l.], v. 62, n. 1/2, p. 7-18, 2013. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/00242531311328113. Disponível em: www.emeraldinsight.com/0024-2535.htm. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2020.
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SHEPHERD, J.; PETRILLO, L.; WILSON, A. Settling in: how newcomers use a public library. Library Management, [S. l.], v. 39, n. 8/9, p. 583-596, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-01-2018-0001. Disponível em: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/LM-01-2018-0001/full/html. Acesso em: 27 set. 2020.
SOUZA, L. G. S.; DUMONT, L. M. M. Exclusão e inclusão digitais em bibliotecas públicas municipais da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte: análise do serviço de acesso à internet disponibilizado pelas instituições para o exercício da cidadania. Encontros Bibli: Revista Eletrônica de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação, Florianópolis, v. 23, n. 52, p. 48-60, 2018. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/1518-2924.2017v23n52p48. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/53955. Acesso em: 28 jul. 2020.
WALSH, B. Public library and private space: homeless queer youth navigating information access and identity in Toronto. In: WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS, 26., 2018, Kuala Lumpur. Proceedings […]. Kuala Lumpur: IFLA, 2018. p. 1-11. Disponível em: http://library.ifla.org/2144/. Acesso em: 16 jul. 2020.
WOOD, E. Libraries full circle: the cross section of community, the public sphere, and third place. Public Library Quarterly, Philadelphia, p. 1-23, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2020.1737491. Disponível em: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01616846.2020.1737491. Acesso em: 11 ago. 2020.
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Souza, W. E. R. de. (2021). The public library as a space in dispute. Informação & Informação, 26(3), 550–575. https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2021v26n3p550
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