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The future of libraries and implications for the Caribbean

Durrant, Fay (2006) The future of libraries and implications for the Caribbean. Delivered at Library Association of Trinidad and Tobago (LATT) Ordinary General Meeting, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago). Presentation.

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Abstract

This discusses the developments in libraries and their implications for the Caribbean region. Librarians and libraries continue to have a key role in making information and knowledge publicly available, and in enabling access to and utilization of this knowledge. It presents some of the present and future issues related to accessibility and usability of information, particularly in relation to library and information systems and services.

Keywords:Caribbean libraries, future of libraries, World Libraries, West Indies.
Subjects:B. Information use and sociology of information. > BZ. None of these, but in this section.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DA. World libraries.
ID Code:8559
Deposited By:Papin-Ramcharan, Jennifer
Deposited On:22 January 2007
All fields:Show all fields

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