AI Summary & Key Takeaways
AI InsightHowever, it has been concluded that the full potential of the public libraries are not likely to be utilized because of the oversight of the gap in their service level compared to their European counterparts all thesedecades, and also because of emphasizing the cultural function of the public libraries rather than the role they can play in transitioning to knowledge society, contributing to closing the gap between the rich and the poor, helping with social inclusion and contributing to lifelong learning
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Abstract
Thepresent situation of public libraries and the policies adopted concerning publiclibraries in the western world and Turkey have been surveyed based on some newsitems, official policy papers and professional literature for the purpose of reviewingTurkish public library policy using a comparative approach. The findings of the study indicates that Turkey seems to be following the same principles with Europe in broad terms. However, it has been concluded that the full potential of the public libraries are not likely to be utilized because of the oversight of the gap in their service level compared to their European counterparts all thesedecades, and also because of emphasizing the cultural function of the public libraries rather than the role they can play in transitioning to knowledge society, contributing to closing the gap between the rich and the poor, helping with social inclusion and contributing to lifelong learning
Özet
Batı ülkelerinde ve Türkiye'de halk kütüphanelerinin mevcut durumu ve uygulanan politikalar medyada yer alan haberler, resmi politika belgeleri ve literatüre dayalı olarak gözden geçirilmiş ve Türkiye'nin halk kütüphanesi politikası irdelenmiştir. Anahatları ile Avrupa ile aynı paralelde hareket ettiği izlenimi vermekle birlikte, Türkiye'de geçmişten gelen boşluğun göz ardı edilmesi ve halk kütüphanelerinin toplumsal içe alma, varsılla yoksul arasındaki uçurumu azaltma, halkı yaşam boyu öğrenme olanaklarından yararlandırma gibi konularda oynayabileceği sosyo-ekonomik rolden çok, ağırlıklı olarak, kültürel boyuta yoğunlaşmaları nedeniyle bilgi toplumuna dönüşüme potansiyel katkılarının yeterince değerlendirilmediği sonucuna varılmıştır.