Democratization of knowledge | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 2019-01-16

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratization_of_knowledge


00:00:21 1 History
00:01:23 2 In the Digital Age
00:02:27 3 Role of libraries
00:04:29 4 See also



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"I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think."
- Socrates


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The democratization of knowledge is the acquisition and spread of knowledge amongst the common people, not just privileged elites such as clergy and academics. Libraries, in particular public libraries, and modern digital technology such as the internet play a key role, as they provide the masses with open access to information.