Information is the currency of democracy: Japanese perspective

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to proffer the view that the activities of libraries in Japan are central to the democratic process.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is a viewpoint.

Findings

This paper demonstrates librarians’ and library users’ views of libraries in the context of the notion that “information is the currency of democracy”.

Originality/value

This is the first English-language article on information as the currency of democracy in a Japanese context.

Citation

Inoue, Y. (2018), "Information is the currency of democracy: Japanese perspective", Library Management, Vol. 39 No. 5, pp. 336-342. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-02-2018-0011