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‘Contemporary Library’? The re-adaptation of the meaning of the library is essential to plan the response to changes in urban contexts, especially in huge metropolitan cities. There is a massive willingness to dive into artificial intelligence and develop more skillsets and experiences other than conventional streams, which has benefited the tremendous boom of contemporary metropolises.
Digital Space
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The drawback of this rapid shift into digital technologies is that there has been a distinction between digital literacy and knowledge which takes away the core essence of its benefits. The accessibility of these technologies and knowledge has become a discriminating factor in inclusivity and equality.
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MULTIDIMENSIONS OF LIBRARY
This is where a library could bridge the difference and play a strong role in integrating different cultural and technical backgrounds. EXPERIENCE
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Hence, the library would not just be a generic “cultural space” but rather a multi-functional model of various forms of communications; traditional and model in an interdisciplinary atmosphere rich in simulation and interaction.
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The Municipality of Milan and B.E.I.C has envisioned it to be a ‘library of the world’, where it not only enriches the city of Milan but also promotes unification and exchange of culture & knowledge in Europe for future generations. Its location’s identity would fortify its establishment as a scientific, cultural, and economic region of the whole European identity. It would naturally highlight historical establishments, languages, periods, movements, and other trends to the younger generations.
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FOUR-SPACE MODEL FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES
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Varshini Mysore Suresh
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