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Libraries as the Spaces Between Us
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Much has been written recently about the “library as place.” This essay approaches the question of library space philosophically, arguing that developing commercial attitudes toward space leads us away from more productive ways of conceiving libraries. A concept called Third Space is introduced, and its relevance to libraries and librarianship is explored. Third Space is defined and applied to various library concepts, especially information literacy. The article contends that thinking about Third Space can help libraries and librarians develop ways of working with increasingly diverse populations in increasingly dynamic contexts.
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- Authors
- Elmborg, J. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa (US)
- Corresponding author
- Elmborg, James K.
- Venue
- Reference & User Services Quarterly
- Publisher
- American Library Association
- Published
- 2011-06-01
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 338-350
- ISSN
- 1094-9054 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W53965110
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 29.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Reference & User Services Quarterly (publishedVersion)
- Iowa Research Online (The University of Iowa) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Web and Library Services
- Keywords
- library space, third space, library as place, space commercialization, information literacy, librarianship, library diversity, philosophy of space
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