European Capitals of Culture, Libraries and Istanbul 2010

Authors

  • Serdar Katipoğlu İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2009.281

Keywords:

Capitals of culture, Libraries, Europe, Turkey

Abstract

In this article, the formation of European Capital of Culture, redefinition of libraries as a cultural realm; projects, case studies and applications developed by Capital(s) of Culture are explained and described. In this context, the significance of Istanbul as the European Capital of Culture in 2010; the certain necessity of developing Istanbul’s urban policies on libraries and the importance of starting an applied program of actions about these library policies are emphasized.

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Published

2009-10-31

How to Cite

Katipoğlu, S. (2009). European Capitals of Culture, Libraries and Istanbul 2010. Information World, 10(2), 303-308. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2009.281

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Opinion Papers