BBC The Forum | Libraries in the digital age - discussion with InternetArchive founder Brewster Kahle & other experts

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BBC World Service

Year: 2025
Language(s): English

What is the purpose of libraries in the era of the internet and AI? Whether at a school or in a community, libraries used to be key providers of information and enjoyment for many. But now, in a digital age, more books and periodicals are available online than even the biggest library can hold. If terabytes of text can now be stored on a single laptop, do we need to think differently about the way we access and navigate books? Could well-designed AI tools be trusted to make sense of this information abundance in a similar way that a good librarian can?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5n0l

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