Biblioteche moltiplicatrici di welfare: verso la biblioteconomia sociale

• Autores: Chiara Faggiolani
• Localización: Biblioteche oggi: Mensile di informazione aggiornamento dibattito, ISSN 0392-8586, Vol. 31, Nº. 3, 2013, págs. 15-19
• Idioma: italiano
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  • The article considers library services as part of the welfare policies. According to a growing social and economic literature that is shaping a new concept of development and a broader idea of “welfare”, the authors argue that public libraries can play – and actually play – a key role in fighting inequality and enforcing social cohesion. Nowadays “social librarianship”, increasingly focused on users’ needs and social environment, seems to realize this new mission of the public library.