PUBLIC LIBRARY AS A FACILITATOR IN SOCIAL INCLUSION PROCESS
PUBLIC LIBRARY AS A FACILITATOR IN SOCIAL INCLUSION PROCESS
Author(s): Corina DOVÎNCĂSubject(s): School education, History of Education, Educational Psychology, Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: public library; social inclusion; social exclusion; vulnerability; integration;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to present and discuss about the connection between concepts like social exclusion, social inclusion and vulnerability, and the public library, which can play an important role as a facilitator or intermediar in access to information and services, as instruments of social integration. Public libraries are collaborative centres blending information provision, opportunities and human services for all members of a community and can be a community anchor for vulnerable populations or for those categories of users with special needs. Also is about awareness of the role that the Romanian public library can play in fulfilling its users’ special needs and how it can contribute to the social inclusion process.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 641-650
- Page Count: 10
- Language: Romanian