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Alternative Libraries. User Profile of the Urban Collectors Library in Bucharest
Alternative Libraries. User Profile of the Urban Collectors Library in Bucharest

Author(s): Dana Florentina Nicolae
Subject(s): Library and Information Science
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Colectivul de Stiinte ale Informarii si Documentarii
Keywords: alternative libraries; infoshops; zines; Urban Collectors Library; Bucharest

Summary/Abstract: In its first part, the article focuses on the subject of alternative libraries and infoshops, but also on that of zines, and it defines a few of their characteristics, while in the second part, it offers an overview of the functionality and activity of the Urban Collectors Library in Bucharest which was founded in 2015 by the interactive platform Urban Collectors whose mission is to facilitate dialogues between street artists and the community, to create opportunities for street artists, but more importantly, to create them for the female street artists, to study the street art phenomenon and so on. Lastly, the article presents a small study based on a questionnaire aimed at the users of this alternative street art library that is focused on the profile and the degree of satisfaction experienced by them with regards to the services offered by the library.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 29-51
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: English