Understanding Community Librarianship

Understanding Community Librarianship
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9781351877039
ISBN-13 : 1351877038
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Understanding Community Librarianship by : Alistair Black

In the information society, is the community focused library a real possibility? This book reappraises the relationship between the library and its communities through an examination of the rise and decline of ’community’ librarianship over the last three decades. The authors consider key models of community based library service and argue that bland assertions of community prevalence mask a complex and problematic relationship between a highly traditional public service bureaucracy and its users. The resulting uncertainty of purpose, they claim, explains much of the current ’crisis’ of the public library movement. Drawing on recent social science theory and empirical work in the field, this book offers a new and critical perspective on the current public library debate. It is essential reading for librarians, students of information and library science and all who have a stake in the future of the public library. As a case study of community, public service and the local state it should also be of value to those with an interest in community development, cultural policy and local government.

British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000

British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 685
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ISBN-10 : 9781351954556
ISBN-13 : 1351954555
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis British Librarianship and Information Work 1991–2000 by : J.H. Bowman

This important reference volume covers developments in almost every aspect of British library and information work during the ten-year period 1991-2000. Some forty contributors, all of whom are experts in their subject, provide a robust overview of their specialities along with extensive further references which act as a starting point for further research. The book provides a comprehensive record of what took place in library and information management during a decade of considerable change and challenges. It is an essential reference resource for librarians and information professionals.

Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions

Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions
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Publisher : IGI Global
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9781613503881
ISBN-13 : 1613503881
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Partnerships and Collaborations in Public Library Communities: Resources and Solutions by : Ellis, Karen

"This book shows how partnerships can be cultivated through projects, programming, funding, and extending the library's presence through unique avenues, offering librarians a better understanding of what might be possible for their situational requirements and limitations"--Provided by publisher.

Developing Community-Led Public Libraries

Developing Community-Led Public Libraries
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9781317151906
ISBN-13 : 1317151909
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Developing Community-Led Public Libraries by : John Pateman

This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries. Using theoretical approaches to working with socially excluded community members, with a direct application of those approaches in Canadian public libraries, the authors offer a powerful and persuasive case for adopting the community led approach in libraries worldwide. The book showcases good practice and outlines the challenges to community development work. With public libraries facing budget cuts, this book offers an alternative way forward based on a community led approach to developing needs based library services. This book makes a unique contribution to public library thinking and policy, synthesising the outcomes of research and best practice at the cutting edge of library service delivery, and will be essential reading for all those researching and working in the public library sector.

New Frontiers in Public Library Research

New Frontiers in Public Library Research
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Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 0810850397
ISBN-13 : 9780810850392
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis New Frontiers in Public Library Research by : Carl Gustav Johannsen

Pulls together research results from Scandinavian public library researchers on current public library issues, including how public libraries are facing and dealing with the various professional challenges of modern society. Contributors tackle topics as wide ranging as the challenges of serving a multi-cultural society, new library media and services, internet services and new trends in library management. This collection of articles also includes library history works focusing on the relationship between public library ideas and practices in the USA and the Scandinavian countries.

Public Libraries and Social Justice

Public Libraries and Social Justice
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9781317073635
ISBN-13 : 1317073630
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Libraries and Social Justice by : John Pateman

The need for public libraries to tackle social exclusion and engage in social justice becomes ever more urgent as the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, and the very survival of public libraries in the heart of the community is open to debate. If public libraries are to develop and grow in the future and become relevant to the majority of their local communities, then they need to abandon outmoded concepts of 'excellence' and fully grasp the 'equity' agenda. This book examines the historical background to social exclusion and the strategic context in terms of government and professional policy. The authors propose a compelling manifesto for change and outline practical ways in which public libraries can be transformed into needs-based services.

Public Library Governance

Public Library Governance
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9783110533323
ISBN-13 : 3110533324
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Public Library Governance by : Edward Abbott-Halpin

Major changes in public libraries throughout the world have led to an increased focus on governance issues. Forging successful futures for public libraries depends on effective governance. This book defines governance and examines its many facets in relation to public library provision internationally, differentiating governance from the policies, processes and practices of public libraries. The perspectives of leaders, practitioners, researchers, decision makers, and service users are presented, offering a variety of views from the past, the present and potential approaches in the future. Decision-making and the roles of decision makers involved in governance are explored. Prominent figures from the public library community throughout the world have contributed their knowledge and experience. Wicked problems facing the public library sector are identified and the varying approaches adopted internationally to deal with them are outlined. There are many practitioner and professional practice issues associated with provision of libraries and views on library usage and delivery vary according to user and practitioner standpoints. Globally diverse content provides directions for the future development of public libraries and for dealing with the emerging challenges facing the library world.

Information and Liberation

Information and Liberation
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Publisher : Library Juice Press, LLC
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780980200409
ISBN-13 : 0980200407
Rating : 4/5 (09 Downloads)

Synopsis Information and Liberation by : Shiraz Durrani

"A collection of the writings of Shiraz Durrani, British-Kenyan library science professor and political activist"--Provided by publisher.

Libraries of Light

Libraries of Light
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781317105343
ISBN-13 : 1317105346
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Libraries of Light by : Alistair Black

For the first hundred years or so of their history, public libraries in Britain were built in an array of revivalist architectural styles. This backward-looking tradition was decisively broken in the 1960s as many new libraries were erected up and down the country. In this new Routledge book, Alistair Black argues that the architectural modernism of the post-war years was symptomatic of the age’s spirit of renewal. In the 1960s, public libraries truly became ‘libraries of light’, and Black further explains how this phrase not only describes the shining new library designs – with their open-plan, decluttered, Scandinavian-inspired designs – but also serves as a metaphor for the public library’s role as a beacon of social egalitarianism and cultural universalism. A sequel to Books, Buildings and Social Engineering (2009), Black's new book takes his fascinating story of the design of British public libraries into the era of architectural modernism.

Small Libraries, Big Impact

Small Libraries, Big Impact
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9798216145837
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Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Small Libraries, Big Impact by : Yunfei Du

This valuable book shows how to get your community behind your library by making it an essential part of community life and demonstrating its benefit to all members of the community. Evolving technologies and the changing social landscape have put pressure on public libraries to shift their service values and methods in order to maintain funding opportunities. The challenge is substantial: library managers today must adopt a new mindset in order to perform a broad spectrum of activities and attract new users who are not traditional library patrons. Small Libraries, Big Impact: How to Better Serve Your Community in the Digital Age helps readers to meet the challenge of serving diverse users via a community-centered library. Based on an intensive review of literature on serving library users in smaller libraries as well as the author's own research findings gained from interviewing 55 library directors, this book provides conceptual and practical tools for serving 21st-century users, gaining wider community support, programming dynamic events, and planning rewarding technology learning. Beyond supplying actionable advice, the book will also review relevant concepts and theoretical frameworks, such as community outreach and partnership, social justice and social inclusion, technology and social transition, cultural diversity and the digital divide, entrepreneurship, outreach, best practices for marketing libraries, and library space design.