Studying collections: libraries and citizenship

Interview with Isabelle Duquenne, Jean Vanderhaegen and Gilles Éboli. Library acquisitions policies and, more broadly, their collections as a whole demonstrate their will to provide the tools and resources necessary to become an informed, educated member of society. Taking this public service remit as a starting point, how can librarians reconcile demands for diversity in the material on offer, reader satisfaction, and professional neutrality? The BBF talked to two heads of municipal libraries and one acquisitions policy manager.
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