Public Libraries,Political Speech,and the Possibility of a Commons |
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| Authors: | John M Budd |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Information Science &2. Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri |
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| Abstract: | Public libraries are not only political institutions, they are enmeshed in the politics of society. This paper presents some of the more thoughtful conceptions of both conservative and liberal politics, to a specific end. That end is the suggestion that public libraries can act as commons within their communities. The intricacies of acting as commons are detailed here, along with some practical suggestions for realizing the goal of becoming a commons. |
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| Keywords: | Commons democracy discourse politics |
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