scholarly journals Public library research methods - some observations based on an examination of 41 final reports of Public Library Development Incentive Scheme Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (68) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
Deborah Goodall
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Public Consultation ◽  
Incentive Scheme ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Library Development

Progress of the Public Library development Incentive Scheme Projects. At September 1995 fifty-four awards had been made by the PLDIS. Five projects have not been completed. Forty three reports of projects are currently available for public consultation covering all reports funded in the first three years bf the Scheme and several reports from later years. There are also two reports about the Incentive Scheme itself.

Towards an Assessment of Public Library Value

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Kristine Paberza
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Free Access ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Library Development ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents methodology, early findings, possible applications of results and lessons learnt from the research study “Public libraries: value, trust and satisfaction”. The study was conducted in Latvia as the part of the impact assessment plan within the public library development project “Third Father’s Son”. The project’s goal was to improve people’s quality of life by strengthening the capacities of public libraries to facilitate better and proactive use of resources offered by free access to information technology and the Internet. In this paper, the author introduces practical results from the measurement of use-oriented value of public libraries by using information from the ecology approach and identifying the role of the public library within a context of other information sources used by the public.

scholarly journals Pemikiran Ibnu Hajar Al-Asqalani dalam Ilmu Administrasi Negara

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-30
Author(s):  
Wisber Wiryanto
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Problem Formulation ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
First Semester ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Data Subject

Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani (773-852 H) was a classical Islamic scholar and an author of the Fathul Baari book which explains the Sahih Bukhari book. His book contains themes that discuss among others law in the maintenance of power and government in the State which is thought to have a connection with public administration sciences. Therefore, research about Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani's thoughts in the public administration sciences was conducted, with a problem formulation, how the concept of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's thoughts in public administration sciences? The purpose of this study to know about Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani's thoughts in public administration sciences from Fathul Baari books. Library research methods are used to study the Fathul Baari books as a source of data/subject of research; then as the focus/object of research is public administration sciences. The data collected were processed and analyzed using induction and deduction techniques. The research was conducted in the first semester of 2020. The results of the study found a concept from Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani’s thoughts in public administration sciences, which includes categories: leadership; government officials; personnel in the organization; governance; administrative principles; salary, and reward & punishment which is relevant to public administration sciences which are sourced from the Qur’an, hadith, and Islamic legacy. Next, stakeholders and related academics need to use these findings for educational, research, and development purposes public administration sciences using non-Western perspectives.

scholarly journals How to Qualify the Debate on the Public Library by the Use of Research-Developed Tools

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 344-350
Author(s):  
Henrik Jochumsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
Function Model ◽  
The Public ◽  
Space Model ◽  
Library Development ◽  
Crisis Discourse ◽  
Use Of Research

Abstract The article discusses how it is possible to qualify the debate on public libraries by the use of research based models and concepts and hereby maybe even change the crisis discourse that according to the author characterizes the public debate on current library development. Key-elements are the four-space model, the three-function model and the concept of “New Librarianship”.

scholarly journals What do people do when their library closes down?

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (66) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
R V Proctor ◽  
Bob Usherwood ◽  
Gill Sobczyk
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
British Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Patterns Of Use ◽  
Library Use ◽  
Temporary Closure ◽  
The Impact

This article describes British Library funded research into the Sheffield libraries strike last year. The aim of the research was to investigate the impact of the temporary closure of public library services on user behaviour and attitudes. It examines the robustness of public library use and how easily previous patterns of use were resumed after the strike. Assertions in previous research about the effect of the public library on the local infrastructure are also tested. The full Report is available from the British Library, (Research and Innovation Report 6224).

scholarly journals Research activities in public libraries-findings from fieldwork: Facts and methods

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (71) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Deborah Goodall
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Social

Reports current research activities in public library services drawing from a series of interviews with 20 chief librarians. Findings reinforce earlier perceptions and findings about public library research activities. Of particular concern is the fact that research activity and method is largely confined to'simpler' issues of operational service development and does not extend to 'harder' research addressing the social and economic impact of the service. To assess trustworthiness and make best use of the data the interview transcripts are analysed using three techniques: initial data analysis by coding down, dilemma analysis, and intensive analysis carried out using the constant comparative method. Concludes that the restricted research capacity within the public library sector may endanger the realisation of its strategic potential.

scholarly journals Public libraries in the "age of austerity": income generation and public library ethos

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (117) ◽  
pp. 20-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartwig Pautz ◽  
Alan Poulter
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Supplementary File ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Spending Cuts ◽  
Additional Income

The budgets of Britain’s public services have been under sustained pressure and public libraries are no exception to public spending cuts in today’s “age of austerity”. Librarians increasingly try to supplement shrinking budgets by employing a variety of income generation methods. But are these methods always in line with the public library ethos? This article presents data showing what British librarians hold to be the public library ethos, what they undertake to generate extra income to maintain public library services and whether they think that their efforts to generate additional income are ever in contradiction to the public library ethos. The article is based on survey and interview data produced in 2013 and also provides, in a Supplementary File, a comprehensive list of income generation methods. The research methods only allowed for the production of non-generalisable data.

Towards an Assessment of Public Library Value

2012 ◽  
pp. 127-137
Author(s):  
Kristine Paberza
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Free Access ◽  
The Public ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Library Development ◽  
The Impact

This paper presents methodology, early findings, possible applications of results and lessons learnt from the research study “Public libraries: value, trust and satisfaction”. The study was conducted in Latvia as the part of the impact assessment plan within the public library development project “Third Father’s Son”. The project’s goal was to improve people’s quality of life by strengthening the capacities of public libraries to facilitate better and proactive use of resources offered by free access to information technology and the Internet. In this paper, the author introduces practical results from the measurement of use-oriented value of public libraries by using information from the ecology approach and identifying the role of the public library within a context of other information sources used by the public.

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