Author(s)/Creator(s)

Chao Dou

Document Type

Thesis

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

5-2015

Keywords

Library, Digital, dewey decimal system, digital divide, information, access

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

This thesis contends that the bricks-and-mortar public library must continue to deliver on its core mission of providing free access to information for everybody. To achieve this aim, the 21st century public library must be ever more accessible, inviting, and flexible. This thesis proposes that the current public library in downtown does not properly serve the needs of the city's citizens. Accordingly, this thesis investigates the creation of a new public library for downtown Syracuse, and seeks to provide a means of bridging the digital divide, providing ready access to digital information for the many and the few.

Source

Syracuse University School of Architecture 2015

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