Access to Public Libraries: A Research Project.

1964 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-135
Author(s):  
Eliza Atkins Gleason
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Research Project

scholarly journals Going beyond the 'library': the current work of the Scottish Information Literacy Project

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (102) ◽  
pp. 29-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Caskie Crawford ◽  
Christine Irving
Keyword(s):  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Media Literacy ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Literacy Training ◽  
National Information

Reviews briefly the origins of the Scottish Information Literacy Project from its origins in 2004 as a project solely devoted to developing a National Information Literacy Framework for Scotland to the present time. The project now encompasses workplace information literacy, the skills agenda, lifeong learning and media literacy. The article concentrates on current activity: the restructuring of the first draft of the Framework to make it a genuine lifelong learning document and the pursuit of the workplace agenda, following a successful research project. This now focuses strongly on having information literacy recognised as an essential workplace skill. Work is also being undertaken with public library partners to develop information literacy training in public libraries. The policy implications of the work are reviewed.

Les missions des bibliothèques autonomes québécoises telles que perçues par les élus municipaux

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Gazo
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Elected Officials ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Doctoral Research

Notre projet de recherche doctorale porte sur les perceptions qu’ont les élus municipaux québécois des missions des bibliothèques publiques autonomes dont ils sont directement responsables. L’accent est mis sur les éléments constitutifs de ces missions, leur signification, leur légitimité et l’idéologie qui sous-tend les perceptions des élus. Our doctoral research project relates to perceptions which elected officials in Quebec have about the missions of the autonomous public libraries which they are directly responsible. The emphasis is laid on the components of these missions, their significance, their legitimacy and the ideology which underlies perceptions of the elected officials.

scholarly journals Community standards in New Zealand public libraries : an exploratory study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Max Thomas Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Public Librarians ◽  
Community Standards

<p>Community standards have been discussed by many authors but none have attempted to investigate their application in public libraries. Public libraries aim to provide information that covers all viewpoints; such information is likely to contain views and opinions that are offensive to many members of the community. The problem of how public librarians define the standards of their communities was central to this research project. In order to investigate this problem a series of interviews were conducted and supported with library policy documents supplied by interviewees. A number of sub topics were also investigated, including how librarians deal with challenging items and whether librarians use any tools or resources to help define community standards. Analysis of interviews and policy documents found that librarians were not able to comprehensively define the standards of their communities. Librarians were divided over whether the demographic differences within their communities had any impact on the standards of their communities</p>

One Year Forward

2018 ◽  
pp. 1159-1173
Author(s):  
James Hutter
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Potential Respondent ◽  
Library Users ◽  
One Year

With the prevalence of affordable e-Readers in the consumer marketplace and library users increasingly having access to lendable e-Books from their local library institutions, library administrators continue to have difficulty in determining the immediate and long term effect of these technologies on their organizations. This chapter attempts to provide administrators with a brief overview of the current e-Reader and e-Book technology landscape and describe trends and issues. To help Administrators better understand their library users' experiences and expectations with e-Readers and e-Books, the researcher conducted a survey of 70 individuals. This survey is a follow-up to 2012's E-Readers and E-Books in Public Libraries: Measuring Library Patron Expectations research project. Using the same survey questions, format and potential respondent pool, One Year Forward demonstrates that patrons are increasingly demanding access to e-Books and e-Readers. Library patrons are finding these services more easy to use than in the past. Users clearly see value in these services both now and in the future. The results of this research project should be difficult for any library administrator to ignore.

scholarly journals Community standards in New Zealand public libraries : an exploratory study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Max Thomas Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Demographic Differences ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Policy Documents ◽  
Public Librarians ◽  
Community Standards

<p>Community standards have been discussed by many authors but none have attempted to investigate their application in public libraries. Public libraries aim to provide information that covers all viewpoints; such information is likely to contain views and opinions that are offensive to many members of the community. The problem of how public librarians define the standards of their communities was central to this research project. In order to investigate this problem a series of interviews were conducted and supported with library policy documents supplied by interviewees. A number of sub topics were also investigated, including how librarians deal with challenging items and whether librarians use any tools or resources to help define community standards. Analysis of interviews and policy documents found that librarians were not able to comprehensively define the standards of their communities. Librarians were divided over whether the demographic differences within their communities had any impact on the standards of their communities</p>

One Year Forward

2014 ◽  
pp. 126-140
Author(s):  
James Hutter
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Research Project ◽  
The Past ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Potential Respondent ◽  
Library Users ◽  
One Year

With the prevalence of affordable e-Readers in the consumer marketplace and library users increasingly having access to lendable e-Books from their local library institutions, library administrators continue to have difficulty in determining the immediate and long term effect of these technologies on their organizations. This chapter attempts to provide administrators with a brief overview of the current e-Reader and e-Book technology landscape and describe trends and issues. To help Administrators better understand their library users' experiences and expectations with e-Readers and e-Books, the researcher conducted a survey of 70 individuals. This survey is a follow-up to 2012's E-Readers and E-Books in Public Libraries: Measuring Library Patron Expectations research project. Using the same survey questions, format and potential respondent pool, One Year Forward demonstrates that patrons are increasingly demanding access to e-Books and e-Readers. Library patrons are finding these services more easy to use than in the past. Users clearly see value in these services both now and in the future. The results of this research project should be difficult for any library administrator to ignore.

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