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This 10 page paper explores the problems of running libraries in rural areas, both in the U.S. and around the world. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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in establishing and running, rural libraries. The paper considers libraries in the United States and elsewhere. Discussion Well begin with a quick look at issues facing rural libraries in the
United States. Rural libraries play a vital role in helping people respond to the challenges created by the Information Age (Mazie and Ghelfi, 1995). But they face problems in doing
so. For one thing, rural America didnt do well in the 1980s: "The major characteristics that define being rural--small places, low population density, and remoteness from large metro areas--were working
to make it particularly hard for rural economies to effectively compete in national and global markets" (Mazie and Ghelfi, 1995, p. 7). Many of the factors that we use to
measure problems in society in general were evident in rural areas, including people leaving, slow or no income growth, lagging employment and outmigration (Mazie and Ghelfi, 1995). The changes in
the rural economy pulled residents even further away from the lifestyle of those in urban areas (Mazie and Ghelfi, 1995). Perhaps one of the most troubling issues is the migration
of people from rural areas to the cities; when the population declines and its hard just to make a living; it is even more difficult to justify diverting scarce funds
to library science. The "bottom line" here is that "the basic character of being rural places rural areas at a serious disadvantage in the national economy" (Mazie and Ghelfi, 1995,
p. 7). High-paying jobs are elsewhere, as are cultural events, educational institutions and other amenities. However, the "information superhighway is one means to overcome that liability by making information that
is available in metro areas also available in rural areas" (Mazie and Ghelfi, 1995, p. 7). The means to make such information available is through rural libraries. The 1987 Census
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