The document discusses the definition and purpose of libraries. It states that a library is a collection of sources, resources and services housed in a structure and organized for public use. Traditionally, a library's main collection was books, but it can also contain other useful materials. The document ponders the future of libraries in a digital age and whether their role needs to be redefined to focus more on collecting and providing access to information rather than physical books.

1. 图书馆

2. A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use.“ --- Wikipedia

3. A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use."

4. A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use."

5. 图书馆=图书。。啊。。馆？

8. 图书馆

13. 图书馆？我不需要噢！

21. Future of library: a one-man show?

22. 数字化

26. 图书馆？

27. 图书馆的未来在哪里？

28. 重新定义图书馆

29. “書”是什么？

33. 书籍是信息的载体：图书馆收藏的是信息！

34. 书籍≠信息

35. 传统图书馆收集的只是信息载体

37. 图书馆

38. 图书馆

40. Living Library