This paper tracks down the development of library in its different formats, showing the importance of this institution in several contexts. It describes the changes from printed to digital culture and the information professionals' need to adapt themselves to the new formats. The expansion of culture and knowledge demands the acquisition of new competencies and abilities for the development of new information services. The search tools, retrieval and strategies of access to information enable the individual to have a faster and more direct contact with the object of knowledge in any place and real time. Paulo Freire Digital Library disseminates the philosophical, sociological and pedagogical contents of Paulo Freire's works, spread out in Brazil and several other countries.
Printed culture; Digital culture; Digital library; Paulo Freire