read in homes, classrooms, and libraries over the last century. We find that more characters with darker skin color appear … in libraries that serve predominantly White communities. Lastly, we show that the types of children's books purchased in …

libraries. From a contemporary survey on public libraries, we construct a unique dataset on municipalities which received … existing libraries. We show that the innovation advantage also persisted in the long run and had no impact on human capital. …

books through laws concerning prices of books, grants for authors and publishers, a lower value-added tax, public libraries …

Provision of most public goods (e.g., health care, libraries, education, police, fire protection, utilities) can be … libraries. Our findings suggest that ideological stance of the local government, wealth and density of the local population and …

, archives and libraries generally store externally generated research data - what also applies to publication-related data …

social networking and lack information on which to make decisions. This paper explores the role that libraries may play in … demonstrates the role played by libraries as the provider of public Internet access. It also shows that this role is not without … its difficulties - inadequate levels of resources have been provided to fulfil the multiple roles played by libraries in …

of cultural attractions. Libraries, as cultural institutions, may contribute significantly to the development of cultural …