I feel that libraries are extremely important for democracy, because they allow us to all be able to attain and access information that in some places might otherwise be hard to see. Public Libraries help us gain knowledge and the fact that they are free exemplifies the fact that they are very important to our democratic way of living in this society. It relates to the internet I think in various ways, first off like I mentioned it contains a vast variety of differnt information that can be accessible by all. Although it is more physical and the fact that you must do things manually, libraries are similar because like the internet there are a lot of things in it which are interrelated and help in the process of learning.
Siva is describing the "anarchy in the library as a side of it attempting to control the flow and disbursement of information while the other side is more of an approach of "anarchy" as in trying to release it and allow it to be accessible by everyone. He also goes on to speak about how the more traditional structures of power such as big companies and corporations are trying and increasing their efforts to control the free flowing of this information in this digital age that would otherwise be restrained. Things of this matter he says have changed alot of differnt aspects of society such as trade, economic structure, and just over all globalization. He examines the different effects and measures being taken against this "anarchy".
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