Introduction
In a knowledge environment it is
assumed that knowledge that is useful
and can be stored, organized and
disseminated is kept. This knowledge
undergoes many processes and rules and
regulations are set for managing this
knowledge. This is what each individual
who has a private library strives to do for
example. In more organized settings
(i.e. formal library environments,
physical or virtual), the same is
simulated. The question then for us is
– is the library a gateway to knowledge,
or a gatekeeper? Is it keeping away
unwanted materials, people who want to
access and choosing who or what to
open up information and knowledge to?