| Title | How do public libraries function as meeting places? |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Aabø, S, Audunson, RA, Vårheim, A |
| Journal | Library and Information Science Research |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 16 - 26 |
| ISSN | 0740-8188 |
| Abstract | How are libraries used as meeting places, and by whom? Through survey data, six categories of places are identified: the library as a ''square,'' as a place for meeting diverse people, as a public sphere, as a place for joint activities with friends and colleagues, as a metameeting place, and as a place for virtual meetings. Representative samples of the population in three townships in Oslo, each with a markedly different demographic profile, are surveyed. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.lisr.2009.07.008 |
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