A Re-examination of the Availability of the Function Predicting Book Circulation in Public Libraries

2021 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 19-41
Author(s):  
Sho Sato ◽  
Hinata Ichihashi ◽  
Mai Okano ◽  
Miina Kawachi ◽  
Yuri Kamijima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Book Circulation

scholarly journals Elenco di libro dal porto del Pireo List of Books from the Port of Piraeus

Axon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Dardano
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
History Of ◽  
The One ◽  
Book Circulation

The inscription, carrying part of a list of books, was found in the surroundings of the port of Piraeus. Some scholars think that it belongs to a library’s catalogue; according to others, it might record a donation offered to a gymnasium’s library. The inscription is of great interest as both a historical and paraliterary document. On the one hand, it is an asset for the study of book circulation and the emergence of public libraries in the Hellenistic age. On the other hand, it provides useful data about otherwise unknown or highly fragmentary texts, and it is a key witness in the history of tradition of all the books mentioned.

The Circulation of Literary Texts in the Roman World

1987 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-223 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Book Trade ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Schematic Model ◽  
Roman World ◽  
Concentric Circles ◽  
Book Circulation

It is often assumed that we know very little about how literary texts circulated in the Roman world because we know very little about the Roman book trade. In fact, we know a great deal about book circulation, even though we know little about the book trade. Romans circulated texts in a series of widening concentric circles determined primarily by friendship, which might, of course, be influenced by literary interests, and.by the forces of social status that regulated friendship. Bookstores and ‘public’ libraries, which made a text available to individuals personally unknown to the author and his friends, were comparatively late developments. To trace the circulation of a Roman literary work, we shall use a schematic model to follow a literary text from its initial conception through the widening circles through which it moved.

Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 2001

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Chute ◽  
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P. Elaine Kroe ◽  
Patricia O'Shea ◽  
Maria Polcari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fiscal Year

Public Libraries in the United States: Fiscal Year 1999

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Chute ◽  
P. Elaine Kroe ◽  
Patricia Garner ◽  
Maria Polcari ◽  
Cynthia Jo Ramsey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fiscal Year

The potential of continuous library and information education within the context of the Model Standard of Public Library

2017 ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Kuzichkina ◽  
Alexander Mazuritsky
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Single System ◽  
Library And Information Education

The authors discuss the problems of library and information education. The lack of a single system of life-long education in the library industry is stressed. The Model Standard of Public Libraries as a reference point for education reinvention is analyzed. The main vectors of public libraries activities defined in the Model Standard are considered, along with the desirable professional competences. The ratio of the libraries’ main tasks and functionalities and the professional education is examined.

The libraries’ communicating popular scientific knowledge

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Pavlichenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Research Institutions ◽  
Population Groups ◽  
The Public ◽  
Library System ◽  
Project Activity

The author examines how the public libraries could promote scientific knowledge. M. Lermontov Interdistrict Centralized Library System develops programs targeted at different population groups. The project activity is being accomplished in partnership with academic and research institutions, and universities.

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