I've been formulating some thoughts about modernising libraries for while now, and this tweet from Neil Jefferies Libraries looking to get back to "normal" after this. Realise that this may well be the new normal, the library needs to become a virtual rather than a physical space. Funders, this also means that digitisation is back on the map. Big time. — Neil Jefferies (@NeilSJefferies) April 3, 2020 and a need to take my mind off current work around the coronavirus pandemic for a few minutes has given me added impetus to write about them. Whilst there's an obvious need for libraries to be digital, offering access to their catalogue, ebooks, and other services online, I disagree with Neil's view that they should become a virtual rather than a physical space. I do however think libraries need to change, and here's why. Let's start by asking, what are libraries' physical spaces currently utilised for the majority of the time? The answer to thi
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