Where have the libraries gone?

Where have the libraries gone?

Where?

To the morgue they’re all heading, if you allow me to put it rather tragi-poetically, and in case you’ve missed all those silent obituaries swarming the media for some time now.

Ouch, that hurts. But what’s happening to them?

Sigh! Libraries, as we have known them all these years, are disappearing one by one across the globe. Estimates from watchdogs such as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the Global Library Statistics show that the number of libraries has plunged from, say, about five years ago. While there were some four lakh functioning libraries in the world just about a decade ago, now the number stands alarmingly low at a little over three lakhs.

Link | https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/the-cheat-sheet/where-have-the-libraries-gone/article25498405.ece

Regards

Pralhad Jadhav

Senior Manager – Library

Khaitan & Co