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Sujin, Butdisuwan McCarthy John R. "The perceptions of directors and librarians toward community services of academic libraries in Thailand." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1990. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9105735.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1990.Title from title page screen, viewed November 17, 2005. Dissertation Committee: John R. McCarthy (chair), Patricia Klass, Larry Kennedy, JoAnn McCarthy, Glenn Gritzmacher. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-130) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Akbar, Monika. "Integrating Community with Collections in Educational Digital Libraries." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/25139.
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Some classes of Internet users have specific information needs and specialized information-seeking behaviors. For example, educators who are designing a course might create a syllabus, recommend books, create lecture slides, and use tools as lecture aid. All of these resources are available online, but are scattered across a large number of websites. Collecting, linking, and presenting the disparate items related to a given course topic within a digital library will help educators in finding quality educational material.
Content quality is important for users. The results of popular search engines typically fail to reflect community input regarding quality of the content. To disseminate information related to the quality of available resources, users need a common place to meet and share their experiences. Online communities can support knowledge-sharing practices (e.g., reviews, ratings).
We focus on finding the information needs of educators and helping users to identify potentially useful resources within an educational digital library. This research builds upon the existing 5S digital library (DL) framework. We extend core DL services (e.g., index, search, browse) to include information from latent user groups. We propose a formal definition for the next generation of educational digital libraries. We extend one aspect of this definition to study methods that incorporate collective knowledge within the DL framework. We introduce the concept of deduced social network (DSN) - a network that uses navigation history to deduce connections that are prevalent in an educational digital library. Knowledge gained from the DSN can be used to tailor DL services so as to guide users through the vast information space of educational digital libraries. As our testing ground, we use the AlgoViz and Ensemble portals, both of which have large collections of educational resources and seek to support online communities. We developed two applications, ranking of search results and recommendation, that use the information derived from DSNs. The revised ranking system incorporates social trends into the system, whereas the recommendation system assigns users to a specific group for content recommendation. Both applications show enhanced performance when DSN-derived information is incorporated.Ph. D.
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Moody, Mary E. "Information commons service model and community colleges in New Jersey /." Full text available online, 2008. http://www.lib.rowan.edu/find/theses.
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Merlo, Vega Jose Antonio. "Servicios bibliotecarios para la comunidad universitaria = Library Services for the academic community." Síntesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105124.
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University libraries are conceived as services providers entities. In the next paragraphs they will study the characteristics that identify the different informative and bibliographic services which are developed from universities, as the standardisation that affects these universities, which is reflected in university regulations. Services of the university libraries have been included in national and international guidelines, that they are presented in this chapter too. It is important to offer a systematized vision of the possible services that an university can offer from its library and therefore a detailed description of the different university library services will be done. Universities and libraries are orientating their management forward telematic models, offering new services or adapting the existing ones; It is because a last epigrafe about electronic services that are offered by university libraries is included.
Las bibliotecas universitarias están concebidas como entidades prestadoras de servicios. En los siguientes párrafos se estudiarán las características que identifican a los distintos servicios informativos y bibliográficos que se desarrollan desde las universidades, así como la normalización que afecta a estas actividades, que es reflejada en los reglamentos universitarios. Los servicios de las bibliotecas universitarias han sido recogidos en directrices nacionales e internacionales, que también se presentan en este capítulo. Es importante ofrecer una visión sistematizada de los posibles servicios que una universidad puede ofrecer desde su biblioteca y, por este motivo, se realizará una detallada descripción de los diferentes servicios bibliotecarios universitarios. Las universidades y sus bibliotecas están orientando su gestión hacia modelos telemáticos, ofreciendo nuevos servicios o adaptando los ya existentes; por este motivo, se ha incluido un último epígrafe en el que se desarrollan los servicios electrónicos que las bibliotecas universitarias prestan.
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Sung, Hui-Yun. "An exploration of the essential elements of community engagement in public libraries." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9277.
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This research aims to explore and identify essential elements of community engagement in the public sector, including library services. Previous research has highlighted public libraries objectives in undertaking community engagement, in terms of tackling social exclusion, promoting democracy and contributing to social/cultural/human capital. However, it is also apparent that there is a lack of shared vision and strategy for community engagement in public libraries. Furthermore, little systematic research has examined the community engagement process in practice. Hence there is a need for a systematic, comparative and empirical investigation into essential elements of community engagement in public libraries. The study was qualitative, involving three case studies in England. Research methods employed to gather data included semi-structured interviews, direct observation and document analysis. Both the viewpoints of service providers and service users were captured. Essential elements of community engagement were initially identified in case specific contexts. The discussion of the relationships between elements then identified two key underlying variable drivers (i.e. influence of authority and willingness to learn ) that had a fundamental impact on community engagement. Influence of authority was defined as the extent that the initiative was led by the service or the community. Willingness to learn was defined as the extent that the service was willing to embrace a community-driven approach or a library-based approach for implementing community engagement. The empirical investigative results identified the essential elements of community engagement as comprising of: accountability , belonging , commitment , communication , a flexible approach , genuineness , relevance and sustainability . The significance of this research is the identification, based on empirical data, of arguably the essential elements of community engagement in the public library context. However, it is likely that these elements are key to forms of community engagement both within and outside the public sector. Recommendations are made in conclusion for the promotion of genuine community engagement, where the community-driven approach and the organic nature of the community engagement process are seen as being paramount to engagement.
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Haley, Brian, David Dowell, Paul B. Rubalcaba, Michelle Blackman, Judy Cater, Ellen Geringer, and Kathy Headtke. "Intercom, The Newsletter of the Learning Resources Association of the California Community Colleges." LRACCC, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105719.
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This issue of Intercom is sponsored by EBSCO Publishing. Regular columns include the President's column, Community College Newsbriefs, WebViews, and Honoring our Retirees.
Besides these columns, this issue has the following: Libraries and Democracy by Brian Haley (President's Column); Reports of New Library Buildings, Remodeling and Hot Spots; Cuesta College: Kevin Bontenball is the 2005 Superstar by David Dowell; Valley College Administrator Named First Woman President of Ventura College by Paul Rubalcaba. Intercom is published three times a year (October, February, May) by LRACCC.
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Coleman, Anita Sundaram, Trevor Smith, and Fred Brose. "Intercom, The Newsletter of the Learning Resources Association of the California Community Colleges." LRACCC, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106025.
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Contents include: President's Column; 40 Years of Intercom: Part II: The Origin by Fred Brose; The Cochise College Library Years: Has it only been a year? by Trevor Smith; Community College Newsbriefs, Honoring our Retirees: Le-Huong Pham at Modesto Junior College, 1981-2007; The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)
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Lucy, Theodore John. "End User Resource Valuation in Community College Libraries: A Q Methodology Study." UNF Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/176.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the valuation process of community college library end-users as they decide which information resources to use when conducting research. This study was designed as an exploratory study using Q methodology and focused on five specific information resources that community college library end-users routinely use in their research process: the Internet, the reference librarian, books, newspapers, and subscription databases. Little is known about the valuation hierarchy that end-users overlay on these resources when deciding which ones to use to address a specific research need.
Sixty-four community college library end-users from four main campuses of a large community college sorted 40 statements describing specific value statements pertaining to the information resources under study. The statements were sorted along a continuum ranging from least like me (-4) to most like me (+4) with 0 representing an opinion of neutrality. Following these procedures, five factors emerged that represented different perspectives on value relating to the five information resources under study. Interpretation of these factors yielded distinct patterns of opinion relating to the perceived value of each information resource. These factors were named: (a) Browsers, (b) Proficient, (c) Vacillators, (d) Bibliophiles, and (e) Traditionalists.
The results of the study suggest that community college library end-users value, to varying degrees, all five of the information resources selected for this study. The results also suggest that while the Internet has become a dominant information resource in the community college library end-user's research process, other more traditional information resources such as the reference librarian, books, and, to a lesser extent, newspapers still hold value in the research process. The perspectives described and the interpretation provided in this study can greatly assist community college library end-users in the valuation of available community college library information resources.
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Van, der Merwe Elizabeth Louisa. "Network : depolarize the city - a media centre." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08012008-163315.
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Bossaller, Jenny S. "A phenomenological study of a of new adult reader's participation in a community reading program." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5547.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.The 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 June 2, 2009). Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Chuene, Letjoba Abigail. "Exploring the impact of management of public libraries towards community development in Ga-Molepo, Limpopo Province." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2422.
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Thesis (M.Dev.) --University of Limpopo, 2018Recent transformation in the new democratic South Africa has impacted negatively on the management of public libraries. Before 1994, public library services was the responsibility of the municipality. After 1994, the Provincial government was compelled to render the services. Most of the public libraries are still funded by their municipalities as unfunded mandate. The uncertainty about a clear definition of the relationship between municipalities and provincial library service impacts negatively on the management of public libraries in Limpopo Province. The study intended to investigate the impact of the management of public library towards community development in Molepo. The dynamic nature of the functions of management namely planning, organising, delegating, marketing, policy making and implementation were discussed in full to show the importance of leadership in the public library arena. In order to achieve intended objectives of the study, the researcher employed both qualitative and quantitative research designs. The researcher collected qualitative data through semi structured interviews while quantitative data was collected through questionnaires. Target population was librarians working in Molepo library and members of school management teams. The sample of the study comprised of fifty school management team and ten librarians. In order to achieve the objective of the study, the researcher has employed both random and stratified sampling to collect data from 60 participants. According to the findings, most of the people believed that the management should be transformed and innovate so as to achieve the intended objectives of the public library at Ga Molepo. Based on the findings, it is clear that the success of public library management towards community development in Ga Molepo depends solely on a visionary leader who has participatory and consultative style of leadership. In order to achieve the above process, all stakeholders should be consulted and involved towards the management of the public library. The study further recommended that the library management needs to adopt the latest business management strategies
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Bartholomeusz, Edith. "Library services in a federal multi-lingual and democratic community : the Swiss example." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/29297098.html.
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Rajasekharan, K., and K. M. Nafala. "Digital Archiving of Audio Content using WINISIS and Greenstone Software: A Manual for Community Radio Managers." UNESCO New Delhi, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105933.
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This self-instructional handbook is aimed at helping managers of community radio stations, FM radio stations, public service broadcasting agencies and any other organisations that deal with audio files in creating prototype archives of digital audio documents. In line with the needs of the community, the manual guides users in creating their proper archives with stable, free software like WINISIS, GenISIS and Greenstone. The book also mentions the URLs from where these software can be downloaded from. While free and open source software (FOSS) helps digital inclusion of citizens in developing countries by bringing within easy reach the socially useful applications, UNESCO's information processing tools help many grassroots institutions in disseminating information to local communities. Digital archive of a community radio station will be a kind of knowledge repository that contains collective wisdom of indigenous people, communities and institutions in the region. The South Asia sub-region is now at the nascent stage of community radio development, with the introduction of policy frameworks in India, Nepal and other countries. Community radio has a great development potential across the sub-region with ever increasing number of community radio stations. To maintain an archive of broadcasted contents is a legal obligation as a self-regulatory mechanism, however many stations are not equipped for doing this. Also community radio stations need to reuse and re-broadcast many of their archived contents. This publication has its genesis in the recommendations and proceedings of the UNESCO-supported two national events entitled respectively 'National Consultation on Community Radio for Practising and Potential Community Radio Operators in India' and 'National Consultation to Review Community Radio in Nepal', where community radio station managers felt the importance of archiving digital audio contents. This document can be considered as an authoritative self-instructional manual for digital archiving of multimedia contents and more specifically for community radio contents. The manual users may find it helpful in their daily work.
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Ellen, Debbie. "Telecentres and the provision of community based access to electronic information in everyday life." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.311036.
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Salvatore, Cecilia Lizama. "Community, institution, and identity in the Chamorro speech community : an ethnographic study of how they shape information-seeking discourse in the library /." Digital version accessible at:, 2000. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
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Daurio, Phoebe Vincenza. "A Library and Its Community: Exploring Perceptions of Collaboration." PDXScholar, 2010. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/53.
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This study explores perceptions of interorganizational collaboration through an investigation of the opinions and actions of a public library and three community-based organizations. Interorganizational collaboration is often viewed as an effective strategy for accomplishing objectives that would not otherwise be possible with a single organization. Particularly for complex societal issues such as adult literacy, researchers and practitioners believe collaboration between organizations is necessary in order to achieve desired outcomes. Public libraries are engaging in collaborations also to extend their reach, establish the library’s relevance, increase community involvement, and advocate for their position as a community asset. This thesis is a case study of one such library and its community partners. In 2005, Oregon’s Multnomah County Library (MCL) developed a strategic plan that included helping adults reach their personal literacy goals. Recommendations for the implementation of adult literacy services included advice against the library becoming a direct service provider and advocated instead for the use of community relationships in order to pool resources, generate new ideas, and improve access to services. This thesis explores how MCL and three employment agencies envision and enact collaboration, and how they perceive and engage with each other as partners or collaborators. Semi–structured, open–ended interviews with central players at MCL and staff from three employment agencies formed the basis of this research. These thirteen participants represented multiple perspectives on adult literacy and collaboration in the library and its community. Participants’ responses were coded and organized according to themes found in the literature, and additional themes emerged from significant topics in the interviews. Analysis consisted of comparing and contrasting the themes with existing theory and across participants, determining patterns and relationships, and developing a framework for understanding the perceptions of collaboration held by the library and its community. Although the collaboration literature distinguishes between partnership and collaboration, the participants in this study used both terms interchangeably. However, they typically referenced and had experience with relationships between individuals (partnership) as opposed to relationships between organizations (collaboration). Participants indicated that the role of the individual, characterized by the importance of a personal connection and the effort required to engage in partnership or collaboration, was the most important factor in building working relationships. Considering that participants typically described relationships between individuals as representative of collaborations or partnership, a logical consequence is that an individual contributes significantly to the process. Other findings of this study focused on the differences between how MCL perceived its role as a partner and how the employment agency staff perceived the library as a partner. Although the community participants believed in the benefits of collaboration, they did not often pursue collaboration, and they did not see the library as a partner. Conversely, engaging with the community was part of the library’s mission, and each library participant confirmed that the goal of the library was to reach out to those who did not already know about the library. Three factors that shaped the process of partnering with the library were used as a framework for exploring the different perspectives held by the library and the community participants. Through an exploration of the library’s goals for community engagement, the library as a resource, and the library meeting community needs, this study found that the community participants perceived barriers to using the library as a resource and didn't realize that the library wanted to help them meet their needs. Implications of these findings for libraries and communities include the need for clarification of goals for collaboration and type of collaboration. Through a concrete awareness of the objectives for each collaborative endeavor, the library and community agencies can better understand the initial effort and resources required. Because the employment agencies did not see the library as a partner, the library may have to lead the process of engaging with the community, helping the community identify its needs, and explicitly linking library resources to specific community needs. Suggestions for future research include investigation into individuals who seek partnership or collaboration, specific information about initial interactions between individuals that eventually leads to collaboration, and the importance of linking the collaboration research to the public library setting.
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Lopes, Roseane Regina Velho. "A model and prototype for a community-related information retrieval system for public libraries in Brazil." Thesis, City University London, 1995. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/7546/.
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This research was aimed towards the planning, design and evaluation of an experimental prototype for the systematic organisation, access and retrieval of community information and local studies, henceforth defined jointly as community-related information, for public libraries in Brazil. Community-related information services were identified as areas of modern public librarianship still to be developed in that country. To raise relevant theoretical issues that could be discussed in practice, applied prototyping was chosen as the core methodology for this project. The model proposed was built upon a software especially designed by Unesco for library applications available in Brazil called CDS/ISIS - Computerised Documentation System/Integrated Set of Information Systems. The resulting Automated Library and Community-Related Information System (ALTS) was designed based on a theoretical framework which suggested 1) information repackaging of community-related information concerns represented as A-Z listings with corresponding definitions aimed at encouraging public librarians to create their own community-related information systems; 2) a reference function implicit in the self-defining element of information repackaging and by referring the user to wider library resources to complement a community-related information query, thus encouraging the use of wider library resources, and 3) a referral function to direct users to resources external to the library capable of helping him/her with a community-related information concern and to encourage the inhouse creation of local resources files. This conceptual and practical framework was aimed at encouraging indigenous resources-building and a degree of autonomy for Brazilian public libraries to define and create their own community-related information systems based on their perceptions of community needs. ALTS prototype was made of six menu-driven modules or databases (CITYOR, AZHEAL, AZJOBS, AZLAW, LOCAL and LIBRY), related to one another in content and structure, accessed by a top menu via one-key options. Prototype specifications, database maps, data entry, master file maintenance, information retrieval services and user interfaces were described and illustrated with examples. System evaluation was carried out in Brazil in two selected public libraries which agreed to participate in the evaluation exercise. Evaluation consisted of individual interviews on perception of concepts, self-administered questionnaires on system use and implementation and data collection of real users' queries in Brazil to check whether ALTS could respond to present community-related information needs. Finally, the prototype was reviewed and discussed in the light of trends and developments for community-related information supply worldwide, validity of applied prototyping as the core methodology for this project and the setup of a national infrastructure for community-related information supply based on this research findings. Conclusions and recommendations were also drawn to encourage the development of community-related information activities in Brazil and further implementation of CDS/ISIS.
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Joseph, Benn P. "Social Capital, Community, and Public Libraries: An Examination Into How Coffee and Wireless Internet Access Can Increase Our Quality of Life." Thesis, School of Information and Library Science, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1901/297.
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This study examines the role public libraries play in creating social capital within communities. Two sets of public libraries were selected based on their being geographically located in areas of high or low social capital. These libraries were then contacted by phone to determine whether they had wireless Internet or a café on the premises. Libraries which possessed these traits were totaled according to their level of social capital. The data was then compared to population and circulation information for the areas served by each library or library system. The results indicate that having a café and/or wireless Internet can significantly impact a community’s use of the library, though in some cases this relationship is weaker.
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Kaylor, Douglas. "Library / IT Mergers in Ohio’s Public Two-Year Colleges: An Exploratory Study." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1196778482.
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Chanderdeo, Kerisha. "Librarians’ book selection practices and budget fluctuations in the City of Cape Town, South Africa." University of Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7543.
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Magister Artium - MAOne of the main purposes of a library is to disseminate information to the community it serves. Collection development, which is the process of building and maintaining a library’s collection is, thus an essential part of library services. The selection of materials that align with community needs and interests is an especially important aspect of collection development. With reference to the Helen Haines theory of book selection which is community-centred and highlights the role of lifelong learning in book selection, this research investigated the book selection practices of librarians from the City of Cape Town Library and Information Service
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McKrell, Lindsay. "Public libraries adapting to change : from cultural institutions to agents of change in learning & community development." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/26756.
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This thesis is an examination of public libraries in Britain today. It sets forward the hypothesis that a new type of librarianship is emerging to meet the needs of change in the socioeconomic environment, and that this is based on a community development approach. The thesis examines the role of public libraries within their communities through a historical, contemporary and international review of literature and a national questionnaire survey of community development strategies in public library authorities. The survey forms part of a research programme funded by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre on the social impact of libraries. It was designed collaboratively, by myself, Andrew Green of the Community Services Group of the Library Association and Kevin Harris of the Community Development Foundation, although all subsequent work has been my own. In-depth analysis is followed by telephone interviews with four library authorities chosen as case studies, to establish the relationship between policy and practice. The thesis as a whole considers the history and development of libraries. After suffering years of policy drift, a poor research base and a low public profile, public libraries are considering how best to quantify their social impact. Rapid socioeconomic change has had a marked effect on the labour market and social cohesion in the UK, resulting in greater demand for training, education and information. Government has responded with community-oriented policies aimed at improving public access to the information society, making local government more accountable, empowering communities and supporting citizenship in an increasingly active democracy. Rapid advances in Information Technology have increased the potential of public libraries to contribute to this process and act as lifelong learning facilitators and providers. This thesis presents evidence of public libraries' changing role as an educative medium. A majority of public libraries responding to the survey are engaged in interagency work to support the independent learner and empower communities. Many are doing so as part of a community development strategy, or are working on such a strategy. Respondents to the survey of public library authorities expressed the desire to involve their public in a meaningful way. Those library services with a written community development strategy have taken practical steps to achieve this and have set up systems to monitor their progress. A new model for management of community-oriented services is proposed, highlighting issues of policy and practice such as staff training and service accessibility. Conclusions are drawn on an effective role for public libraries in Britain and the need for further research on how this can be achieved.
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Cook, Karen. "The role of the academic library in supporting postgraduate students and researchers within the Community and Health Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7287.
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Magister Bibliothecologiae - MBiblResearch, aimed at strengthening the economy and driving development, with the view to address South Africa’s numerous challenges and/or advance knowledge, generally, exists in abundance. It has highlighted the crucial role played by institutions of higher learning, such as universities, in this regard. In particular, the contribution of academic libraries in supporting the country’s agenda, with regard to its teaching and research goals, has come to the fore. Academic libraries have been portrayed, quite correctly, as the legitimate heart of the university, for majority of scholars rely heavily on their collections and services in their quest to develop new knowledge. However, the role played by these important facilities in supporting postgraduate students and researchers in South Africa is yet to be comprehensively examined. With a view to partly address this existent knowledge gap, this study examines the interaction between the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC’s) library and the institution’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences’ postgraduate students and researchers. In accomplishing this task, I explore the skill set and competencies required of the subject librarian to best support the research needs of postgraduate students and researchers at UWC’s Faculty of Community and Health Sciences. I also investigate the perceptions and expectations of postgraduate students and researchers vis-à-vis the institution’s library. Additionally, this study explores the innovative measures adopted by UWC’s library in its quest to provide competent and satisfactory services to its postgraduate students and researchers. For its theoretical framework, this study employs the Diffusion of Innovation (DOI), also known as Roger’s model. This framework has been used to explore how innovative research services can be established and offered to support postgraduate students and researchers’ needs. This study employs a mixed methods approach and makes use of various data collection instruments, namely, survey questionnaires and interviews. The collected data has been analyzed through the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The transcribed interviews have been analyzed thematically. The findings indicated some gaps between postgraduate students’ and researchers’ expectations for library’s research support services, research workshops and skills and competencies of a subject librarian. The findings also revealed postgraduate students’ and researchers’ perception of the library’s research support services, research workshops and subject librarians’ skills and competencies to be fulfilled. Even though many of the identified needs are currently being addressed by UWC library, several potential areas for improvement were identified. One of the major challenges is the awareness of the library services and facilities the library offers to support research. Other challenges that postgraduates’ students and researchers are facing is that they are often not aware how to search for information, easy access to the library’s resources and the expertise of the subject librarians.
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Flathman, Jennifer L. "Rereading the Library : a cultural conservation approach to determining the architectural significance of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, Maryland /." Thesis, Connect to online version of this title in UO's Scholars' Bank, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/5994.
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Linder-Zarankin, Michal. "A Latent Resilience Capacity: Individual and Organizational Factors Associated with Public Library Managers' Willingness to Engage in Post-Disaster Response and Recovery." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80439.
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Despite shifts toward a more collaborative approach to emergency management, little scholarly attention has focused on the roles of local public organizations and nonprofits that do not have explicit emergency management missions in disaster response. Scholars and government officials call for identifying key local actors and developing a more collaborative emergency preparedness approaches prior to disaster situations. In practice, emergency officials seldom recognize post-disaster efforts of these local actors. Efforts to anticipate the potential decisions and actions of organizations that do not routinely deal with disasters necessitate a better understanding of how managers perceive their post-disaster related roles and what may account for such perceptions. Focusing on public libraries in the U.S., this study draws on information gathered through surveys and semi-structured interviews with library managers and directors operating in Hampton Roads, Virginia. To further investigate variations in willingness to engage in emergency response among local jurisdictions, the study explores context-related characteristics such as organizational arrangements and features of the policy environment in which library managers operate as well as factors related to individual managerial practices. The study finds that library officials' perceptions vary across libraries. Variations range from a more defensive approach to a more proactive approach. Efforts to account for the extent to which officials would be willing to engage in a more proactive approach should consider both the emergence of individual-managers' entrepreneurial spirit and their involvement in community-based disaster planning.Ph. D.
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Adriaanse, Mogamat Anwa. "The responsiveness of collection development to community needs in the City of Cape Town Library and Information Service." University of the Western Cape, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/4861.
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Magister Bibliothecologiae - MBiblThe debate about the role of libraries has been on-going for more than 100 years. Huynh (2004:20) states that, initially, the purpose of public libraries was to educate or teach the public. Over time there has been a gradual shift away from this perspective to that of providing information to all groups in a community. Increasingly a clearer focus has emerged through documents such as the ‘Public Library Manifesto’ and the ‘Library and Information Services (LIS) Transformation Charter’. The Public Library Manifesto (IFLA and UNESCO 1994) addresses the need for a clear policy, “defining objectives, priorities and services in relation to the local community needs”. The Library and Information Services Transformation Charter states that there must be processes in place to gauge and analyse the library services needs of specific communities so that the library can become an information and cultural hub, responsive to the needs of the local community (South African Department of Arts and Culture 2009:20). This research examined the responsiveness of collection development initiatives and processes to the needs of communities served by the City of Cape Town Library and Information Services (COCTLIS), to assess if this constitutes a community driven approach to collection development. The following research questions were investigated: • What does a community-driven approach to collection development entail? • How does the collection development plan (CDP) of COCTLIS support a community-driven approach to collection development? • How are community needs established and assessed? • What other collection development tools and methods are librarians using? A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods were used to gather the necessary data to achieve the research objectives of this study. In particular content and thematic analysis was performed on the collection development plan (CDP) of the COCTLIS. This analysis revealed the frequency and context in which key terms, in the CDP, identify and support COCTLIS’ approach to collection development. In addition a questionnaire survey of a sample of the 104 libraries in COCTLIS was undertaken. The questionnaire was designed to examine librarians’ understanding of the philosophy underpinning collection development in COCTLIS and the extent to which the activities they employ facilitate the achievement of these collection development goals and objectives. It is hoped that this research might lead to identifying a set of principles or guidelines for community responsiveness in collection development by looking at current best practices on the ground in relation to the “old ways”. This research has found that the approach to collection development as practiced in COCTLIS conforms to the ‘textbook’ description of a community or patron-driven approach discussed in the literature. This approach requires a clear focus on establishing and meeting the needs of the communities served by libraries. The focus on community needs is evident as an underlying theme in statements in the CDP of COCTLIS, such as their vision statement. This conclusion is further supported by the understanding displayed by their staff in the practical application of the principles of this approach.
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Silva, Rafaela Carolina da [UNESP]. "Gestão em bibliotecas públicas no contexto híbrido: um estudo comparativo de bibliotecas híbridas no âmbito nacional e internacional em prol do desenvolvimento de comunidades." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/150798.
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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
Ao se considerar o ambiente de uma biblioteca pública como um organismo vivo, em constante mutação, que muda e se transforma em direção ao desenvolvimento da sociedade, fala-se em espaços híbridos, em que tecnologias tradicionais e digitais se complementam. Nesse contexto, a aplicação de estratégias de gestão da informação em bibliotecas híbridas proporciona à sua estrutura organizacional o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas favoráveis ao desenvolvimento de comunidades, na medida em que contribui para o bom funcionamento da instituição. O problema desta pesquisa vinculou-se ao potencial que as bibliotecas híbridas oferecem à sociedade. É a partir dessa percepção que se estabeleceu um elo entre os ambientes híbridos, a gestão da informação e o processo de desenvolvimento das comunidades por meio das bibliotecas públicas. O objetivo foi verificar de que maneira as bibliotecas híbridas, por meio de suas políticas públicas, tecnologias e estruturas organizacionais, podem oferecer estratégias de desenvolvimento das comunidades nas quais estão inseridas. A pesquisa se caracterizou por ser de natureza qualitativa, do tipo descritiva e exploratória e utilizou-se do método de Estudo de Casos Múltiplos, assim como do método comparativo de pesquisa Cross-Culture para realizar as comparações entre os contextos do Reino Unido e os do Brasil. A Análise de Conteúdo foi usada para estabelecer as categorias de base para a exploração dos dados, por meio do levantamento bibliográfico na literatura da Ciência da Informação acerca das semelhanças e diferenças existentes entre o conceito de “hibridez” e o ambiente estrutural da biblioteca pública. Algumas semelhanças entre as bibliotecas do Reino Unido e as do Brasil estão intimamente ligadas à proposta de que o papel dessas bibliotecas é mover ações para criar oportunidades de leitura e escrita para todos os grupos de sua população de usuários. No entanto, a grande diferença está no fato de as primeiras possuírem uma forte base teórica na literatura para o desenvolvimento de suas práticas, o que reflete nas múltiplas ações que concretizam o sentido do hibridismo nessas instituições. Observou-se que a aplicação da gestão da informação híbrida nos equipamentos culturais é indispensável para a promoção do acesso e atendimento às necessidades gerais do público alvo. É por meio da hibridez de informações, ferramentas, serviços e processos que as comunidades se desenvolvem. Desse modo, o conceito de bibliotecas híbridas deve ser visto como uma das atividades potenciais das bibliotecas públicas no desenvolvimento de suas comunidades.
In considering the environment of a public library as a living organism, constantly changing, which changes and turns towards the development of society, hybrid spaces are considered, where traditional and digital technologies are complementary. In this context, the application of information management strategies in hybrid library provides to its organizational structures the development of public policies favorable to the development of communities, in that it contributes to the smooth functioning of the institution. The problem of this research was linked to the potential that the hybrid libraries provide to society. From this perception, a link between hybrid environments, informational management and development process of communities was established through public libraries. The objective was to verify how the hybrid libraries, through their public policies, technologies and organizational structures can offer development strategies of communities in which are inserted. The research was characterized by a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory nature, and the Multiple Case Study method was used to compare the contexts of the hybrid libraries in the United Kingdom and Brazil. Content Analysis was a strategic tool used to establish the basic categories for data exploration, through a literature review in the Information Science literature about the similarities and differences between the concept of "hybridity" and the structural environment of the public library. Some similarities between the UK and Brazilian libraries are closely linked to the proposition that the role of these libraries is to move actions to create reading and writing opportunities for all groups of their user population. However, the great difference is the fact that the first have a strong theoretical basis in the literature for the development of their practices, which reflects in the multiple actions that concretize the sense of hybridity in these institutions. Therefore, it is believed that the application of the management of hybrid information in cultural equipments is essential for the promotion of access and service to the general needs of the target audience. It is through the hybridity of information, tools, services and processes that the communities are developed. Thus, the concept of hybrid libraries must be one of the potential activities of public libraries in the development of their communities.
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Clarke, Tobin De Leon. "A study of output measures for evaluating the performance of California community college learning resources programs." Scholarly Commons, 1991. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2934.
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Problem. Traditional measures for library and learning resources programs based on standards which identify input alone are no longer considered effective for evaluating a program or justifying its needs. No output measures for comprehensive learning resources programs in California existed.
Purpose. The purpose was to develop output measures for comprehensive learning resources programs. Additionally, learning resources and library administrators were surveyed regarding the following: whether they would use the output measures, how they would use them, and whether there was a need for the adoption of statewide standards.
Procedures. Thirteen output measures previously identified and pilot tested by library and learning resources program administrators were revised into 12 output measures based on the results of the pilot test. Two groups of 24 colleges each were randomly selected to participate in the survey. The revised output measures and survey were sent to the two groups for response. Thirty-nine college administrators returned the survey. The data were tabulated and analyzed electronically using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Findings. The usefulness and clarity of the output measures manual were validated by this study. The data indicate that 78% of community college learning resources program administrators will use all or some of the output measures to evaluate their programs. The data indicate that in-house or within institution use of data is more valuable than for comparing across libraries. Program administrators agree strongly that the State needs to adopt minimum standards for learning resources programs.
Recommendations. (1) The output measures manual for California Community College Library and Learning Resources Programs be adopted by the California Community College Chancellor's office for the voluntary evaluation of learning resources programs in California. (2) That as program based funding is fully implemented in California Community Colleges, research should be conducted, using the output measures, to determine if improved funding of learning resources programs at the state level leads to more effective services at the local level. (3) That the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges adopt the ALA (1990) standards for learning resources programs.
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Miah, Abdul J. "Automated library networking in American public community college learning resources centers." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989. http://books.google.com/books?id=5LbgAAAAMAAJ.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989.Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-159).
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Posey, Jamie. "Student Perceptions and Expectations of Library Services Quality and User Satisfaction at Walters State Community College." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1836.
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The purpose of this study was to explore students' perceptions of library services offered at Walters State Community College. This research involved LibQUAL+™, a nationally known academic library assessment instrument that measures three dimensions on a scale of approximately 22 aspects of service, divided into 6 groups (Heath, Kyrillidou, & Askew, 2004, p.264). These 3 dimensions are the following: Affect of Service (AS), Information Control (IC), and Library as a Place (LP). Responses of 666 students at Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee, indicated the students' perceptions of acceptable minimum level of service, perceived levels of service, and desired levels of service. Each dimension was assessed by mean scores and p values to determine students' level of satisfaction with the library.
Independent samples t tests were conducted to analyze the association between perceived means of the 3 service quality dimensions for the following: (1) Walters State Community College compared to 4 other community colleges, (2) male and female students at Walters State Community College, (3) traditional students 22 years old and younger and nontraditional students over age 22 at Walters State Community College. Pearson's correlation was conducted to analyze the relationship between library budgets and library services.
Based on the findings of this study, Walters State Community College Library's mean scores were higher than the other 4 community college's in the 3 service quality dimensions. However, Walters State Community College's results indicated substantial room for improvement in the Affect of Service dimension. The mean scores between male and female students at Walters State College showed no differences among the 3 service quality dimensions. The findings also indicated that nontraditional students over age 22 rated Affect of Service and Information Control higher than did traditional students age 22 and younger. In addition, findings indicated a fairly strong relationship between library budget and the Information Control dimension for the 5 community colleges studied.
The data offered in this study provided useful information for library self-study and ideas for improving the college's library services.
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Halliwell, David C. "Building for Communities: Definitions, Conceptual Models, and Adaptations to Community Located Work." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1533052538144644.
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Mugabe, Mover M. "Information resources, information skills and education : an exploratory study of information literacy education in community junior secondary schools in the North-East district of Botswana and the role of teacher-librarians and school libraries." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10927.
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Bibliography: leaves 155-160.One of the fundamental challenges of the information era is how to ensure that the majority of the members of a given society are information literate in order to deal with problems of inequitable access to and use of information as an empowerment tool for socio-economic progress. A variety of educational and training strategies have been developed and tried in different parts of the world to address this challenge. This study investigates the nature of information literacy education in community junior secondary schools in the North-East district of Botswana and the role of teacher-librarians and school libraries in such a process.
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Dayanim, Suzanne Lashner. "Examining the Influence of Community Institutions on Inner Ring Suburban Resilience: A Study in Southeastern Pennsylvania." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2013. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/240613.
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GeographyPh.D.
Inner ring suburbs are vulnerable as they face continual downward pressure amidst increasingly complex post-industrial regional dynamics. Many suburban policymakers focus on housing and commercial development when considering ways to improve their localities through the built environment; they often overlook the potential benefits of community-oriented infrastructure -- namely public libraries, neighborhood recreation facilities, and community festivals/events -- as a catalyst for encouraging economic development and neighborhood social capital. This study asks whether inner ring suburbs that offer vibrant community institutions exhibit greater levels of resilience capacity than those with less vibrant community facilities. Across the country government officials target community institutions for service reduction and/or closure in high-profile proposals to balance budgets in a tight economy. In a number of high-profile urban library budget fights, community protestors cite their library's functions as a safe environment for children after school to socialize and study, a place for public internet access and engaging programming, and as the hub of the community. Such accounts offer a glimpse into the value of community institutions in the making of place. Suburbs are competing to gain and maintain their base of residents in a highly mobile and competitive environment. Tiebout (1956) theorizes that this ease of mobility allows people to act as consumers who choose the community package of services/amenities that best meets their budget and preferences. The group of community institutions at the center of this study - public libraries, parks and recreation facilities, and community festivals/events -- are part of a wider architecture of local community infrastructure that composes a community's package of services and amenities. Public schools are an important element of that community infrastructure and the one that is most often considered to add value to suburban localities. Although public schools are unquestionably a vital community institution, this dissertation challenges the narrative that school quality is the prime suburban value-generator by measuring the value to local resilience of school quality against the vibrancy of these other kinds of community institutions that may nurture community life in different ways. This work addresses three main gaps in the literature. Work measuring the value of, and understanding the effects of, community institutions in local places is scant. Studies linking resilience capacity to a place's institutional fabric often overlook public-oriented, taxpayer-funded, place-based facilities in favor of an emphasis on non-profit organizations. A regional approach with a focus on effects in inner ring suburbs is rare. Through a mixed methods approach utilizing exploratory data analysis and qualitative content analysis on the inner ring Pennsylvania suburbs surrounding Philadelphia, this research considers the effects of community institutions on each of three previously identified resilience components: economic strength, socio-demographic appeal, and community connectivity. Results suggest that townships with middling or low school quality may be supporting forms of community institutions other than public schools as a way to increase appeal when the schools alone are not a sufficient draw. Furthermore, townships possibly gain resilience value from promoting community institutions in an active way. Other findings shed new light on people-oriented approaches to inner ring suburban resilience and sustainable regional development that may be gaining relevance in the context of 21st century place dynamics.
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Sambo, Precious Kholomile. "Investigating information needs of library users : a case of Bushbuckridge Community Library." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2253.
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Thesis (M.Inf.) --University of Limpopo, 2018The purpose of this research is to investigate the information needs of rural communities in Bushbuckridge. Investing information of communities is vital because information plays an important role in enabling communities to meet their development needs, such as employment, education, health, safety, food security, and leisure. Libraries are therefore instrumental in helping library users to meet these needs. The study utilised triangulated (quantitative) and (qualitative) research methods. Participants in this study included 100 library users, four librarians and one library manager drawn from four local libraries through a combination of random (probability) and purposive (non-probability) sampling. The quantitative part of the study i.e. survey measured the perceptions of users on library services through questionnaires, while unstructured interviews elicited the experiences of librarians in addressing the information needs of library users in the four libraries of Bushbuckridge. Findings from the survey revealed, inter alia, that: most (65%) users had access to library services, although high travelling costs were a major barrier for those living in remote villages; a large number of users (60%) still depended on librarians to help them find information, while a growing number of users (33% had begun using computers and the internet to meet their information needs; the most important reasons for using the library were: assignments, study and careers, and, the majority of users in all four libraries were generally satisfied with the quality of the services rendered, although significant improvements were required in the supply of materials and water. Findings from interviews with librarians demonstrated that significant steps had been taken to address information needs of users across the four libraries. Common examples include: books and materials; computers and internet services; study groups; user training, and outreach programmes – although these were hampered by shortage of staff and vehicles. Cross-cutting problems included delays in purchasing of library materials; shortage of water and low perceptions about the benefits of library services in the community. In light of these results, it was concluded that information needs of library users had been partially met, with greater room for improvement in areas like human resources, information technology, transport and procurement systems and processes. The research findings have demonstrated that if provided well, library information services may help reduce the challenges of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment in this area. In light of these findings, the study recommended, inter alia, that the skills of library staff along with procurement systems and processes be upgraded in order to satisfy the information needs of library users in the study area. The study further recommended that outreach programmes be scaled up to increase awareness in the community about the role and benefits of library services in facilitating community development, particularly in Bushbuckridge where challenges of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment continue unabated.
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Machado, Elisa Campos. "Bibliotecas comunitárias como prática social no Brasil." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27151/tde-07012009-172507/.
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A pesquisa aborda a biblioteca comunitária como prática social, no Brasil. Tem por objetivo principal apontar políticas públicas para o fortalecimento e ampliação dessas iniciativas. Para isso, foi necessário proceder à análise da biblioteca comunitária como espaço de articulação local, seus atores, sua organização e o uso da informação nesse contexto. Partindo do conceito de comunidade, apresentamos uma reflexão sobre as práticas sociais, os processos participativos e a relação do Estado na construção de políticas públicas para apoiar essas experiências. Discutimos o emprego do termo pela sociedade e pela área acadêmica, analisando as semelhanças e diferenças entre a biblioteca comunitária e a biblioteca pública e popular. Optamos pela metodologia qualitativa com objetivos exploratórios e resultados descritivos e analíticos. Levantamos 350 experiências no território nacional e selecionamos 29 para compor o universo da pesquisa. Lançando mão das técnicas de entrevista e observação, pudemos confirmar que o motivo principal para a criação desses projetos é a carência de bibliotecas públicas e escolares no país, o que leva a sociedade a buscar caminhos para enfrentar o problema de acesso à informação, à leitura e ao livro. A partir das experiências analisadas, foi possível perceber que, quanto mais participativa é a sua gestão, maior é a possibilidade da biblioteca transformar-se num espaço estratégico para a implantação de políticas de integração social. Apontamos como princípios básicos para a implantação de políticas para esses espaços o respeito à diversidade e pluralidade cultural, assim como a valorização do espaço público e dos processos participativos. Defendemos a consolidação do Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas como agência responsável pela implementação, monitoramento e avaliação das políticas públicas para apoiar as bibliotecas comunitárias.The research focuses on the community library as social practice in Brazil. Its main objective is to discuss possible policies to strength and broaden these experiences. To accomplish these objectives performing the analysis of the community library as a space for local commitment, its participants, the organization and the use of information in this context became necessary. Starting from the concept of community, we deal with the social practice, the participation process and the relationship with the State for the construction of public policies to support these experiences. We discuss the use of the term by the society and academic field, analyzing the similarities and differences among community, public and popular library. We decided for the qualitative methodology with an exploratory objective survey, aiming to descriptive and analytical results. We investigated 350 experiences in Brazil and selected 29 to compose the research universe. By making use of interviews and observation techniques, it was possible to confirm that the main reason for the creation of these projects is the lack of public and school libraries in the country, which leads society to find ways to face the problems of the information, reading and book access. According to the analyzed experiences, we concluded that the more participative is the administration, the more possibility of the library becoming a strategic space, capable of implementing the social integration policies, increases. We point out, the respect to cultural diversity and plurality, as well as the valorization of the public space and participative process, as main principles to establish policies for these spaces. We support the consolidation of the Sistema Nacional de Bibliotecas Públicas, as the responsible agency for implementing, monitoring and evaluating of public policies to give support to the community libraries.
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Siririka, Gisela. "An investigation of parental involvement in the development of their children's literacy in a rural Namibian school." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/935/.
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Ñahui-Enríquez, Erick-Franco. "Centro educativo comunitario como activador social en el distrito de Carabayllo." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad de Lima, 2017. http://repositorio.ulima.edu.pe/handle/ulima/4889.
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La investigación propone un local educativo público, equipado con una mediateca, programas educativos de inclusión social para la comunidad en su entorno y un espacio público abierto, dicho programa nace a partir de las necesidades existentes de la zona.Tesis
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Mostert, Bertha Jantine. "Community libraries : the concept and its application - with particular reference to the Pinetown community libraries." Thesis, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/437.
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Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of Masters of Arts in Library and Information Science from the Department of Information Studies at the University of Zululand, 1997.Since the establishment of the first libraries paradigm shifts occured, especially during times of political, social and cultural upheavals and change. It was the public library, more than any other library system, which had to continually adapt its services as its clientele changed from the privileged few who could read and write, to the masses who looked upon the library as an instrument for mass education. Although the Western public library service did not fulfil a formal educational role, it aimed to support informal and life¬long education . On the African continent public libraries were perceived as tools for mass education for a population thirsting for knowledge. Whereas in developed countries public libraries could still function by providing a relatively passive, buildings-based service, this was not possible in developing countries. What was needed to be relevant to the needs of the public, was a pro-active service, based on each specific community's needs. The ills of the public library system transplanted to Africa prevented such pro¬active and innovative services, thus leaving in its wake a disillusioned public as well as governments. Alternative approaches to rendering the services needed have been attempted, but with little sustained effort and success. At face value the South African public library system has seemed to be a well-organised and well-developed service. Unfortunately the country's political past hampered the provision of equal services to all race groups. This resulted in a service based on the needs of just one race group, excluding the majority of the population from gaining equal access to information. This situation is currently under revision, and serious efforts are being made to rectify the situation. As is the case with the rest of Africa, it would seem that far reaching adaptations to the existing service structure need to be made to enable the whole society to benefit from the services provided by libraries. Some pro-active and innovative library professionals have already started implementing alternative services to communities previously excluded from using library services provided for developed communities. These vanguard services, known as community libraries and resource centres have found innovative ways and means of serving their respective communities. The characteristics of community libraries were analysed in order to determine the functioning of this innovative system. The Pinetown community libraries aim to bring an information service to their disadvantaged communities. The research has shown that these community libraries are providing a service which has moved a considerable distance along the road of becoming a pro-active community service. Although there are still many shortcomings, the process of transformation is well under way.
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Butdisuwan, Sujin. "The perceptions of directors and librarians toward community services of academic libraries in Thailand." 1990. http://books.google.com/books?id=z8rgAAAAMAAJ.
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Hyatt, Susan, and Andrew W. Stewart. "Engaging Partners in the Academic Community." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/337132.
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Poster presentation from the Living the Future 7 Conference, April 30-May 3, 2008, University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ.Historically, The Gelman Library System (GLS) has often not been considered in University Development planning and funding strategies. Additionally, all academic libraries face the challenge of identifying a natural constituency base. In the past two years, the GLS has taken several steps towards reversing these trends. The objective is to change the culture so that it becomes one where the Library is a natural place to look for programs and events. By engaging partners in the campus community through meetings, education, and seeking out active collaborations, we have begun to experience success. Our goal is that the GLS is regularly consulted by our campus partners to increase our visibility and funding to meet our mission and that of the University. We serve as a place for those otherwise uncommitted donors to become reconnected to their University. Our poster will describe collaborations through events, activities and joint fundraising efforts.
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Lowry, A. Kay. "Faculty marketing analysis of community college libraries and the relationship of marketing activities to utilization." 1995. http://books.google.com/books?id=q7bgAAAAMAAJ.
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Chapman, Kimberly, Jim Martin, Jeanne Pfander, and Holly Hartmann. "Building Community: The Sonoran Desert Knowledge Exchange." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/222236.
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Breakout session from the Living the Future 7 Conference, April 30-May 3, 2008, University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ.The University of Arizona Libraries has developed several collaborative projects at local, regional and national levels. For example, the UA Libraries and the Office of Arid Land Studies at the University of Arizona have worked together on Rangelands West, a collaborative effort involving 19 Western land-grant universities. The UA Libraries and the Office of Arid Land Studies have recently partnered on a new initiative, the Sonoran Desert Knowledge Exchange (SDKE). SDKE is an emerging collaborative effort led by the UA Libraries involving more than 25 educational institutions, community organizations, and research centers. The presenters will share information about the vision of SDKE, the development and content of the project, discuss the roles of SDKE partners and participants, and examine the evolution of SDKE through the lens of collaboration. Issues surrounding the complexities of collaboration will be explored: How are transitions handled from library-led projects to more collaborative projects? What long-term vision is required to incorporate collaborative elements into project stages? What are the challenges and rewards of collaborative projects?
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Swaine, Linda G. "A case study of the libraries in the Vanguard Learning Colleges." Diss., 2004. http://osceola.valenciacc.edu/lrc/downloadableFiles.asp.
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Ilangovan, Malarvele, and Susan Ellen Higgins. "Library Provision to the Tamil Community in Singapore." 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106290.
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This study explores the provision of public library services to the Tamil Community through the National Library Board of Singapore's system of public libraries. Results of the study are analyzed and implications for services deduced through focus group interactions and researcher observations. The study concludes that improvement is needed in collections, facilities, programming, and services, particularly in the area of provision to young people. Focus group participants also propose an Internet portal in Tamil. Many indicate that the library could, through facilitating the reading and use of the Tamil language, help in promoting the usage of the Tamil language in Singapore. The recognition of Tamil as a national language of Singapore has given the Tamils intrinsic satisfaction because the language provides them with a living link to their ethnic culture. They believe the library can help them regain their cultural identity and also assist them in repositioning themselves positively in Singaporean society. The contribution of this study to the professional literature is the idea of cultural identity being central in public library services to special user groups.
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Porter, Exa Lynn. "Participative management and job satisfaction among community college librarians." 1994. http://books.google.com/books?id=PL7gAAAAMAAJ.
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McLean, Michelle A. "Library 2.0 and libraries building community initiatives in Australia." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105429.
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Wright, Michael, Mary Marlino, and Tamara Sumner. "Meta-Design of a Community Digital Library." 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106484.
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Digital Library for Earth Science Education, DLESEThe community digital library has emerged as a recent evolution in the development of digital libraries. A community digital library is distinct through having a community of potential users define and guide the development of the library. In this article, we present how the geoscience community has worked to develop The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) in the light of recent work in the area of meta-design, the design of the design process. The development of DLESE is described utilizing a conceptual framework developed from the analysis of a variety of open source projects.
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Oxnam, Maliaca, Marie Waltz, and Joni Blake. "Following the TRAIL: Gift-Cultures and Collaborative Efforts for the Library Community." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/222237.
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Breakout session from the Living the Future 7 Conference, April 30-May 3, 2008, University of Arizona Libraries, Tucson, AZ.This session will examine the development of the Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) and its current meta-community. Participants in the Greater Western Library Alliance's (GWLA) TRAIL project have developed a model for complex collaborations that includes both 1) shared management for physical collections; and 2) shared large-scale digital conversion processes. The model supports achieving a shared vision, regardless of the number of participants, geographic location, collection scope, or member assets and is accomplished through the recognition and use of learning organization techniques, social capital and gift-culture principles. The session will cover the structure that has been developed to address geographic barriers and workflow issues for this massive digitizing project. Discussion will also include how the structure offers institutions a flexible, short-term way to participate in a digitizing project, without breaking the bank or investing in additional computer systems. Audience participation and feedback on the model will be encouraged.
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Wertheimer, Andrew B. "Japanese American community libraries in America's concentration camps, 1942-1946." 2004. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/56608282.html.
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Wertheimer, Andrew B. Wiegand Wayne A. "Japanese American community libraries in America's concentration camps, 1942-1946 /." 2004. http://www.library.wisc.edu/databases/connect/dissertations.html.
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Ngcobo, T. T. "The role of community libraries in enhancing teaching and learning amongst school going learners : a case study of the Clermont community library." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3225.
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