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Nicholls, Matthew. "Roman public libraries." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2005. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b13e1d31-e076-4923-b147-5074d7f85770.
Full textHilliard, William. "Stockholm's Public Libraries: Essential Public Spaces." Thesis, KTH, Urbana och regionala studier, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-298443.
Full textKoo, Wah-hung, and 顧華紅. "Job motivation of assistant librarians in Hong Kong Public Libraries." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2010. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B46773460.
Full textMagnussen, Amanda, and n/a. "The development of virtual libraries in Commonwealth libraries in Australia." University of Canberra. Information Management & Tourism, 2002. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060829.130944.
Full textGoodall, Deborah Lynne. "Research activities in public libraries." Thesis, Northumbria University, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.367475.
Full textHörning, Beate. "Volunteering in US public libraries." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philosophische Fakultät I, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17600.
Full textThis thesis describes the social phenomenon of volunteering in the public library as a social institution, focused on the situation in the United States of America. The paper is based on a literature review and on findings of a qualitative study. After discussing the history of volunteering, philanthropy, the American public library, and Andrew Carnegie’s role, there will be a review on research on volunteerism. Thereby, the focus is laid upon aspects of volunteer motivation as well as volunteer management in the US in general and particular in libraries. Furthermore, a compilation and interpretation of library volunteer coordinators’ materials, manuals, and reports will be presented. The results of the qualitative study which is based on a combination of field research and problem-centered interviews – held in 31 public libraries in eleven US states – will be discussed in detail. Among others, the results lead to the conclusion that – especially concerning several motivational and management aspects – public library volunteering is quite specific in comparison to volunteer work in other facilities and institutions.
Mansfield, Peter Gerald, and mikewood@deakin edu au. "Public libraries in Ballarat: 1851-1900." Deakin University. School of Australian and International Studies, 2000. http://tux.lib.deakin.edu.au./adt-VDU/public/adt-VDU20051202.084508.
Full textConrad, Kathryn M. "Public Libraries as Publishers: Critical Opportunity." Michigan Publishing, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623638.
Full textCochenour, John J. "The educational role of Oklahoma public libraries." Full-text version available from OU Domain via ProQuest Digital Dissertations, 1990. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/26457309.html.
Full textRobinson, Katherine. "An everyday public? : placing public libraries in London and Berlin." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2014. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3090/.
Full textMcKendry, Jean Marie. "Reading the landscape of public libraries as place : experiences of homeless men in public libraries in Vancouver, BC." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44505.
Full textCowan, Barbara Mary. "Public libraries, training and the impact of information technology : a comparative study of public libraries in Canada and England." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 1998. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14445/.
Full textBrunner, Paul J. "Public library services to senior patrons /." Full text available online, 2006. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.
Full textFoudray, Rita Catherine Schoch. "An Investigation of Differences in Public Library Usage Patterns Between Gifted Adults and Members of the General Public." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935588/.
Full textVenetis, Mary Jo O'Connor Brian C. "Identification of remote leadership patterns in academic and public libraries." [Denton, Tex.] : University of North Texas, 2008. http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-9017.
Full textKroe, Elaine, and S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics U. "Data File, Public Use: Public Libraries Survey: Fiscal Year 2001 (Revised)." U. S. Department of Education, NCES 2003â 398, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105908.
Full textSmall, Cheryl R. "Librarians Leading Change| Informal Learning Spaces and the Interception of Public Libraries and STEAM." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10975218.
Full textPublic libraries throughout the United States are increasingly using technological platforms to provide information resources to students across socioeconomic environments. Advances in technology have affected the way in which we learn with the advent of online learning, e-learning and shared learning experiences that have become ever present in schools and libraries. How relevant is the public library in the initiatives that are directly related to the much-needed support of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM)? This study explores the public library as a free, public space for informal learning and the democratic ideals of success as it relates to science education, achievement, and national innovation. The purpose of this study was to determine the challenges that the public library experiences in the implementation of STEAM programs, strategies, and practices employed by the public library in managing the implementation, and how the public library measures success in the process. The questions explored are an (a) examination of best practices in developing strategies for implementation and the challenges that public libraries face as they relate to the implementation and development of STEAM programs, (b) the challenges that public libraries face as they relate to the implementation and development of informal learning programs focused on STEAM, (c) how public libraries measure success within informal learning programs related to STEAM, and (d) what lessons have been learned in the development of informal learning spaces focused on STEAM in the public library.
Wallace, Rick L., and Nakia J. Woodward. "Linking Libraries: An Analysis of a Consumer Health Partnership between Academic and Public Libraries." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8726.
Full textBuchhofer, Beth. "New Jersey public library services for homeschoolers /." Full text available online, 2008. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.
Full textSkarzynski, Janusz. "Assessing the impact of a public library's print collection: a case study of two public libraries in Cape Town." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29308.
Full textRutkauskienė, Ugnė. "Public libraries‘ social and economic impact on users." Doctoral thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2009. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2009~D_20091228_152902-38031.
Full textDisertacijos objektas yra viešųjų bibliotekų poveikis vartotojams. Moksliniu tyrimu yra sprendžiamas klausimas kokį poveikį vieša interneto prieiga per viešąsias bibliotekas daro vartotojams ir bendruomenėms ir kaip jis galėtų būti įvertinamas. Iškeltą problemą sprendžiantys uždaviniai įgyvendinami trijose disertacijos dalyse. Pirmojoje dalyje atskleidžiama poveikio samprata ir pristatomi jo vertinimo teoriniai modeliai bei apžvelgiami užsienio autorių bibliotekininkystės srityje atlikti poveikio vertinimo tyrimai, išryškinami panašumai ir skirtumai tarp bendrosios poveikio vertinimo teorijos ir jos taikymo bibliotekų poveikio vertinimui. Antrojoje dalyje pateikiama empirinio tyrimo metodologija: išsamiai pristatoma tyrimo metodika, pagrindžiamas metodų pasirinkimas, aptariamas tyrimo dizainas ir vykdymas bei išdavos. Trečiojoje dalyje pristatomi tyrimo rezultatai, kurie apibendrinami išvadose. Prieduose pateikiamas išplėstinis tyrimo metodikos taikymo aprašymas, pateikiami papildomi empirinio tyrimo duomenys ir jų rinkimo instrumentai.
Hung, Margaret. "English public libraries 1919-1975 : vocation and popularisation." Thesis, Leeds Beckett University, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.731654.
Full textCorbett, Anna. "Public Librarianship in Ireland. A Study of Public Libraries and Social Inclusion." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of ALM, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-101806.
Full textJamison, Jennifer Tabasso Terri Lee. "Public and school library collaboration in Atlantic and Cape May counties /." Full text available online, 2006. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.
Full textThomas, Lorensia Valerie. "The impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town: The case of Eersterivier Public Library." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_6968_1210751242.
Full textThe purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town through taking the Eersterivier Library, as a case study. The research problem comes from the author's personal experience as a librarian in the City of Cape Town whose library's usage seems to have increased since the reductions in hours in two neighbouring libraries, Melton Rose and Kuils River. The reductions in their hours are due to libraries losing staff and not being replaced.
Chan, Karen. "Customer acceptance of technology in Hong Kong public libraries." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2009. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/843055/.
Full textWiik, Jenny. "A Postcolonial Study of Three Public Libraries in Mali." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap / Bibliotekshögskolan, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-18700.
Full textLe centre d’intérêt de cette étude est les bibliothèques publiques au Mali. L’objectif est d’explorer les perspectives des utilisateurs, des bibliothécaires, des employeurs et des décideurs locaux sur l’importance de ces trois bibliothèques et les obstacles rencontrés. Interviews et observations ont été réalisés dans trois bibliothèques publiques dans différentes régions au Mali. Les résultats ont été analysés à l’aide de concepts de la science de l’information en Afrique, dans le cadre de théories post-coloniales. Les résultats de l’étude montre que la majorité des utilisateurs des bibliothèques sont des garçons éduqués. La bibliothèque publique joue pour ces utilisateurs un rôle très important selon les interviewés. La bibliothèque est utilisée pour apprendre, faciliter la scolarité et les loisirs. Les obstacles dus aux effets du colonialisme freinent le développement de ces bibliothèques. Les problèmes sont liés à la pauvreté et empêchent les bibliothèques publique de fournir des documentations adéquates et, par conséquent, de ne pas réaliser l’exigence du public.
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Wagner, Gulten S. "Public libraries as agents of communication: A semiotic analysis." Thesis, Wagner, Gulten S. (1990) Public libraries as agents of communication: A semiotic analysis. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 1990. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/50264/.
Full textCanepi, Kitti 1955. "Information access through electronic databases for rural public libraries." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/278522.
Full textRoss, Jessica M. "The Role of Public Libraries in Rural Communication Infostructure." Thesis, The University of Alabama, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10838616.
Full textDissemination of news and information is often challenging in small, rural communities, where sprawling geography and limited resources can limit the effectiveness of communication systems. While traditional media and local organizations attempt to inform the public through newspapers, flyers, radio, social media, and word of mouth, no one means of communication is entirely successful in reaching the masses. Rural institutions and organizations often lack a means of communicating current news to members of small towns due to the void of an integrated information infrastructure, or infostructure .
Borrowing from the framework of Communication Infrastructure Theory and previously suggested models for community infrastructure, this study was an effort to better understand how people in this small town communicate—how they create, disseminate and prefer to receive information about the community. This exploratory, qualitative, case study examined communications in one small, rural town to determine whether or not the library might be able to partner with local media, resident networks, and other organizations in the community, to maximize available resources, eliminate duplication, and increase overall effectiveness in the communication infrastructure. This new model would place the public library, or anchor institution, at the center of the storytelling network, as the hub for local news and information.
Through interviews and focus groups with 32 members of the community under study, I identified ways in which people communicate, connections between storytelling agents within the local storytelling network, and voids that, if addressed might improve the community’s ability to communicate in general. This study suggested ways that libraries might serve a role as the anchor of anchors for communication in rural communities.
Velasquez, Diane L. "The impact of technology on organizational change in public libraries a qualitative study /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4668.
Full textThe entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on March 3, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
Copeland, Susan Marjorie. "Marketing and income generation in Scottish public library services." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2001. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23781.
Full textYusoff, Hashimah Mohd. "The use of electronic information resources among the users of Penang Public Library Corporation." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105641.
Full textWilliams, Amanda Jane. "Providers' perceptions of public library storytime : a naturalistic inquiry /." Digital version accessible at:, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
Full textSmith, Susan. "Working librarians' perceptions of the role of the public library in the 21st century." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10106/1039.
Full textMagbanua, Erwin. "Open Tools and Public Libraries." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105348.
Full textAdjah, Olive Akpebu. "Career patterns of female librarians in public university libraries in Ghana." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19144.
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Jih, Wang Jing, and 王敬芷. "The Work Environment and Librarians'' Burnout among Public Libraries in Taiwan." Thesis, 1994. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66154586564185031823.
Full textLiu, Yan Quan. "Analytical comparison of usefulness of the national public library statistics in the United States and People's Republic of China." 1999. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/44544870.html.
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Hsiao, Li-chuan, and 蕭麗娟. "A Study on Building Collection Specialty In Public Libraries ─ The Case of Public Libraries in Hualien." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/07728690793861852026.
Full textDa, Silva Rodrigues Antonio. "Multiculturalism in South African public libraries." Diss., 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1683.
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M.A. (Information Science)
Tsai, Hsin-Yi, and 蔡欣怡. "Fair Use in the Public Libraries." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/58555429089014505742.
Full textPicco, Paola. "Are public libraries a useful tool for social integration? : the case of the public libraries in Montreal." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/20546.
Full textNierenberg, Ellen. "Anti-terror legislation and public libraries a comparison of librarians' concerns in the USA and Denmark /." 2007. http://www.hio.no/content/download/79265/562882/version/1/file/Nierenberg,+Ellen.pdf.
Full textNebenzahl, Ora. "Public library legislation in Israel a study in public policy process /." 1996. http://books.google.com/books?id=OnSbAAAAMAAJ.
Full textHiggins, Susan Ellen. "Should Public Libraries Hire Young Adult Specialists?" 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105114.
Full textKulovany, Lukas, and Jan Soukup. "Marketing strategy of public and academic library, Case Study." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106171.
Full textChan, Chu-Hsiang. "Metadata qualities for digital libraries." 2008. http://adt.waikato.ac.nz/public/adt-uow20080903.114537/index.html.
Full textChou, Hui-Ting, and 周惠婷. "Public Libraries and the Digital Divide:Patrons'' Using Behavior of Public Access Computing in Taichung City and County Rural Libraries." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/10012333087271490529.
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Even though in the 21st centuries, the advanced information technology and the internet have been available with each passing day, there still has been existing the digital divide around the world. Despites the most public libraries maintaining public access computing service, but still the rural libraries are fragile; that is, these rural and small town libraries are the most disadvantages with respect to being able to sustain the public access computing. It seems that quite often the isolated, rural libraries still have to face and struggle with the continued challenges: the lack of funding and resources. The study includes the three rural libraries in Taichung County. And then in order to proclaim the digital divide on these rural libraries and their patrons, it also subsumes the Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau as a comparison. The study employed questionnaire survey and interview methods. Heping, Shinshou, Tungshih libraries of Taichung County and Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau administrative areas were included. The researcher administrated two kinds of survey questionnaires: one for the librarians and the other for library patrons. Survey questionnaires were administrated from September to December, 2008. A total of 4 copies of librarians’and 381 copies of library patrons’ questionnaires were distributed. The return rate of librarians’ questionnaire was 100%. 348 copies of library patrons’ questionnaire were returned valid, with a net return rate 91.3%. Service Solutions (SPSS) using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Goodman & Kruskal’s Gamma and factorial analysis of variance. Moreover, the study had interviewed the 4 librarians and 24 patrons to understand the library computer use and their opinions about the public access computing service. The conclusions of this study are as following: 1. The service of public access computing in the rural, small town libraries is facing the digital divide.; 2. The patrons in the rural, small town libraries are facing the digital divide.; 3. The utilizing of library computers are disproportionately low.; 4. The librarians and the patrons in the rural, small town libraries are critical at risk with the lack of computer skills and Internet access trainin.g; 5.Public access computing services in the rural, small town libraries can’t meet the need of disadvantaged groups.; 6. The rural, small town libraries can’t be of great assistance in bridging the digital divide. This study puts forward suggestions to combine the governmental departments, the rural and small town libraries, Digital divide Centers, and the volunteers to sustain the computer skills and internet access training of the disadvantaged groups. Finally, the study also put further suggestions to expand the study about the impact of digital divide on the public access computing service and the disadvantaged patrons, then as a result to improve the public access computing service in the rural and small town libraries.
Kelley, Irene Gesiak. "Cooperation between public libraries and public school library/media centers in Massachusetts." 1992. http://books.google.com/books?id=S7_gAAAAMAAJ.
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