El desarrollo de las bibliotecas en Bolivia
Abstract
Breve estudio sobre el desarrollo de las bibliotecas públicas en Bolivia. Primero se revisan la serie de leyes que el Estado ha ido promulgando para fomentar su desarrollo, y consecuentemente, la política cultural del país, incluyendo a los libros como parte del patrimonio cultural. Luego se analiza y describe el desarrollo desigual que experimentaron las bibliotecas en Bolivia, desde la creación de la primera biblioteca pública en el siglo XIX. En 1906, la biblioteca pública de La Paz pasó a depender del municipio, situación similar al resto del país. Posteriormente se crearon las bibliotecas universitarias, otras dependientes de la Iglesia y organismos no gubernamentales, colegios, unidades militares y centros mineros. Este proceso abarcó también a otros sectores de la población organizada, creándose unidades de información del nivel central del Estado y sus ministerios.
This article reviews the development of public libraries in Bolivia. It starts going through the consecutive laws enacted by the State in order to promote their creation and so the politics concerning culture in which books were considered part of the cultural heritage. The unequal development of libraries in Bolivia, since the first public library was created in the nineteenth century, is described and analized. La Paz public library came under the municipality administration in 1906, followed by other libraries around the country. Afterwards university libraries were created, followed by Catholic Church, non-government organizations, schools and mining centers libraries. This process extended also to the State with the creation of information centers of the central government and its Ministries.
This article reviews the development of public libraries in Bolivia. It starts going through the consecutive laws enacted by the State in order to promote their creation and so the politics concerning culture in which books were considered part of the cultural heritage. The unequal development of libraries in Bolivia, since the first public library was created in the nineteenth century, is described and analized. La Paz public library came under the municipality administration in 1906, followed by other libraries around the country. Afterwards university libraries were created, followed by Catholic Church, non-government organizations, schools and mining centers libraries. This process extended also to the State with the creation of information centers of the central government and its Ministries.
Description
Vol. 20, No. 36
Keywords
Historia de las bibliotecas en Bolivia, bibliotecas públicas, bibliotecas universitarias, bibliotecas municipales, política cultural de Bolivia, patrimonio documental de la Nación, History of the Libraries in Bolivia, Public Libraries, University Libraries, Municipal Libraries, Cultural policy of Bolivia, Documentary legacy of the Nation