Open access creates an environment of open knowledge, space of open thinking, interconnects thoughts and multidisciplinary approach among readers and rational thinking also. Internet access facility may create the primary environment of open information society but it is not enough. Books - print or electronic give deep thought contains and transformed a reader to a thinker who have patience to understand other views with analytical mind. Only good readers as well as thinkers rational thinkers build a democratic society where different ideas, views co-exits and they protect the spirit of open knowledge society also.
Open access library facility is more essential for underprivileged and first generation learners to identify their own category of knowledge thirst without support of family environment. Open access library facility is also helpful for a transforming society - orthodox to progressive. Free access of diverse knowledge, give scope to know the live hood, way of thinking of different communities, race, religion and culture as well as wipe out the socio-cultural distance and a fundamentalist may transform to a democrat who tolerate the existence of opposite ideas.
Public libraries in nineteenth and twentieth century performed a pivotal role to establish democracy in western world but in developing countries the problem is more complex, example: in India only establishment of public libraries are not enough. The complex socio- cultural conditions, feudal or semi feudal social structure, lack of mass literacy, poverty and economic disparity make the psychology of readers less flexible towards new thoughts or ideas. Open access creates a positive environment to overcome the psychological barrier of readers and able to create a culture of co-existence of different and diverse thoughts with harmony. Seed of democracy may be sown in the mind of citizens.
