Aldermen and mayors in political debate March 2015 in Aarhus Meet the Danish Think Tank Libraires of the Future at at IFLA-poster session at #wlic2015 The first Danish study on the economic impact of the Danish public library - the first assessment of the economic value of the public libraries and new insights to discuss the role libraries play in modern society. NEED OF DEMONSTRATING VALUE AND IMPACT The traditionel role of public libraries is changing, and therefore libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to defend their economic justification and have an ever-increasing need to demonstrate their impact on and value for society. User satisfaction and number of book loans are far from adequate if we are to learn more about how to assess the role and impact of libraries. Activity – which can be measured – is one thing; value is quite another. The understanding of the total value created by libraries has been relatively limited. Therefore, the Danish Think T...
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