Digital Underclass 2: The future of books and libraries

A year ago, I wrote an article entitled “Digital Underclass: What Happens When the Libraries Die.”

The article had a wide-ranging impact on the library community, and brought in opinions from both sides of the spectrum.

Some library scientists agreed with me that the eBook is indeed threatening the existence of the Public Library, while others such as notable library blogger Andy Woodworth were in firm disagreement, that libraries were still alive, but were entering a transformative phase.

I thought that it might be a good idea to take a look at the situation a year later.

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