School Libraries as the Third Place
American Sociologist Ray Oldenburg emphasized the importance of informal public gathering places as he named the third place, where people can enjoy good company and conversation. According to Oldenburg, The third place is necessary and important for the community and individuals because it encourages many social and personal benefits. Recently, many researchers of library science have paid great attention to the topic or the framework of the library as place, and some of them have deliberately tried to examine the role and significance of libraries as the third place for serving the communities. This paper investigates how successful school libraries may serve as the third place for students and faculties as well as how libraries support and enrich their school life holistically.
school libraries third place community ray oldenburg social capital
Kazuko Kuno
Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Japan
国际会议
杭州
英文
149-156
2010-08-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）