Download or read book The Identity of the Contemporary Public Library written by Collectif and published by Ledizioni. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume deals with some of the most relevant issues related to the identity of the public library and its historical, cultural, social, organizational changes, according to a comparative perspective. The topics are covered in four sections (History, Present and Future of the Public Library; Models of Analysis, Measurement, Evaluation; Complexity Challenges; Work in Progress), thus providing a wide overview of the present and the future of an institution paramount in improving people’s lives