Bibliometro
Bibliometro at Baquedano station
LocationChile
EstablishedJune 26, 1996 (1996-06-26)
Service areaSantiago Metro
Branches35 (2023)
Collection
Size115,000
Other information
Websitebibliometro.cl

Bibliometro (stylized as BiblioMetro) is a Chilean program of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage created in 1995 through a cultural alliance between the Directorate of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (DIBAM) and the Santiago Metro.[1]

History

Bibliometro was created by DIBAM with the aim of increasing reading habits to general public.

On June 26, 1996, Bibliometro began operating, with its first three branches located at the Cal y Canto (Line 2), Los Héroes (Line 1), and Tobalaba (Line 1). Initially, each Bibliometro branch had 532 titles and 1,596 volumes.[2]

From its inception, the main goal was to have a library service network, allowing users to request books at one service point and return them at any other, an innovative system for the time made possible by the software used, which keeps the branches connected in a network.

In 2019, the program expanded to the Valparaíso Metro as part of a partnership between the National Cultural Heritage Service and the public company.[3]

Bibliometro has been successfully emulated in other countries, such as in the Madrid Metro and Metrovalencia in Spain,[4] as well as in the Medellín Metro in Colombia.[5]

As of 2023, the network has 35 in-person service branches, as well as 3 self-service modules,[6] and a train car converted into a public library located next to the National Library of Chile.

Branches


Line 1
West to east
Line 2
North to south
Line 3
Northwest to southeast
Line 4
Northeast to southeast
Line 5
Southwest to Southeast
Line 6
Southwest to Northeast

Galery

References

  1. ↑ Lizana, Agustin (2023-05-30). "¿Qué libros hay en Bibliometro? Heartstopper, Isabel Allende y Condorito: los libros más pedidos en Bibliometro". Radio Pauta 100.5 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ↑ Troncoso, Constanza (2016-06-23). "Pionera, diversa y popular: BiblioMetro cumple 20 años". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Bibliometro Valparaíso anunció nuevo horario y protocolos preventivos Covid-19 | Servicio Nacional del Patrimonio Cultural". www.patrimoniocultural.gob.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  4. ↑ Telemadrid (2021-07-06). "Blibliometro, el servicio de préstamo de libros de Metro de Madrid". Telemadrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  5. ↑ "En el Metro de Medellín nos mueve la lectura". Alcaldía de Medellín (in Spanish). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Bibliometro: Chile opens first digital book loan points at Line 6". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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