What is that report with the red cover on the shelf, bottom left?
This article looks back at the role of official reports in French libraries since 1945. It highlights the large number of reports, many of questionable utility, before turning to the impact of four highly influential major reports, on public access to books (1968), the heritage role of libraries (1982), decentralisation (1984), and university libraries (1989), concluding with an affirmation of the necessity of such reports in the future.
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