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LIBRARY JOURNAL ›› 2013, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 14-17.

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The Myth of Personal Free Borrowing in China

Lin Huiqing   

  • Online:2013-03-15 Published:2013-03-25

Abstract:

Personal free borrowing is an illogical myth for government-run public libraries. Instead, only
privately-funded libraries could live the myth without charges for services, which, however, could offers some
lessons for public libraries.

Key words: Free borrowing, Free service, Library myth, Public library, Private library