Democratization of knowledge

[6] An article written in 2005 by the editors of Reference & User Services Quarterly calls the library the greatest force for the democratization of knowledge or information.

[9] Dan Cohen, the founding executive director of the Digital Public Library of America, writes that democratic access to knowledge is a profound idea that requires constant tending and revitalization.

[8] In 2004, a World Social Forum and International workshop was held entitled "Democratization of Information: Focus on Libraries".

The focus of the forum was to bring awareness to the social, technological, and financial challenges facing libraries dealing with the democratization of information.

[10] Longtime Free Library of Philadelphia director Elliot Shelkrot said that "Democracy depends on an informed population.