Add to ORKGThis paper is based on the premise that how humans are treated and their needs met defines a community culture. Cultures that do not meet the needs of their people will wither. It is a very personal statement and is not intended to be a lengthy treatise of library technologies, collections, service models or architecture. It focuses on the messiness of dealing with the complex realities of today’s culture and the intersection of the library as a place of service and a sustainable part of a community.https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/rethinkit_proceedings/1005/thumbnail.jp
For many centuries, the mission of the library as a civic institution has been seen as the collectio...
THE PAST DECADE this country has reexamined and revised most of its respected social institutions. S...
Abstract of Contributed Chapter: Librarians have been urged to emphasize social justice and human ri...
The paper will focus on Library Services’ mission in providing state-of-the-art information, communi...
This study analyzes the role of the library in creating social capital in the community. A set of pu...
This study analyzes the role of the library in creating social capital in the community. A set of pu...
The paper will focus on Library Services??? mission in providing state-of-the-art information, commu...
Public libraries have a social mission which involves in providing collections and services to meet ...
Libraries and their relationship to print culture are commonly thought of in warm, familiar terms or...
Introduction. The aim of this paper is to critically examine how public libraries are portrayed as c...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to question whether, in an increasingly commercialised “24/7...
As socioeconomically-disadvantaged people become a core user base for libraries, some libraries have...
As socioeconomically-disadvantaged people become a core user base for libraries, some libraries have...
Research is a policy-making imperative for public library practitioners. It helps them understand t...
Technology is an integral part of our daily lives; it affects how we communicate, interact and funct...
For many centuries, the mission of the library as a civic institution has been seen as the collectio...
THE PAST DECADE this country has reexamined and revised most of its respected social institutions. S...
Abstract of Contributed Chapter: Librarians have been urged to emphasize social justice and human ri...
The paper will focus on Library Services’ mission in providing state-of-the-art information, communi...
This study analyzes the role of the library in creating social capital in the community. A set of pu...
This study analyzes the role of the library in creating social capital in the community. A set of pu...
The paper will focus on Library Services??? mission in providing state-of-the-art information, commu...
Public libraries have a social mission which involves in providing collections and services to meet ...
Libraries and their relationship to print culture are commonly thought of in warm, familiar terms or...
Introduction. The aim of this paper is to critically examine how public libraries are portrayed as c...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to question whether, in an increasingly commercialised “24/7...
As socioeconomically-disadvantaged people become a core user base for libraries, some libraries have...
As socioeconomically-disadvantaged people become a core user base for libraries, some libraries have...
Research is a policy-making imperative for public library practitioners. It helps them understand t...
Technology is an integral part of our daily lives; it affects how we communicate, interact and funct...
For many centuries, the mission of the library as a civic institution has been seen as the collectio...
THE PAST DECADE this country has reexamined and revised most of its respected social institutions. S...
Abstract of Contributed Chapter: Librarians have been urged to emphasize social justice and human ri...