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Public Libraries/NY, Seattle, Salt Lake CityTRANSCRIPT
The Global Library: Fluid Space, Virtual Access, and Urban Context
libraries and cities
the archive: physical and virtual access
public space and knowledge acquisition: transformative spaces
the global archive
global trends and the global archive
urban development
Seattle’s Public Library “Libraries for all”
Salt Lake City Public Library – “The City Library”…to engage the city’s imagination and aspirations….
New York Public Library “Discover, connect, get inspired”
Conclusions:• places to think with• flexibility in addressing contextual factors: of the city and of the constituents where high standards are expected• new organizational structures• dialogical space: active and critical engagement