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Canty, Adrienne, Louise C. Frolek, Richard P. Thornley, Colleen J. Andriats, Linda K. Bombak, Christalene R. Lay, and Michael Dell. "Floating Collections at Edmonton Public Library." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 7, no. 1 (March 9, 2012): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8sc93.

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Arnason, Holly Kristin, and Louise Reimer. "Analyzing Public Library Service Interactions to Improve Public Library Customer Service and Technology Systems." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 7, no. 1 (March 9, 2012): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8np6t.

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Abstract Objective – To explore the types and nature of assistance library customers are asking library staff for in a large Canadian urban public library system. Methods – A qualitative study employing transaction logging combined with embedded observation occurred for three-day sample periods at a selection of nine branches over the course of eight months. Staff recorded questions and interactions at service desks (in person, by phone, and electronically), as well as questions received during scheduled and non-scheduled provision of mobile reference service. In addition to recording interaction details and interaction medium, staff members were also asked to indicate briefly the process or resources used to resolve the interaction. Survey data were entered and coded through thematic analysis. Results – The survey collected 6,099 interactions between staff and library customers. Of those 6,099 interactions, 1,920 (31.48%) were coded as pertaining to technology help. Further analysis revealed significant library customer need for help with Internet workstations and printing. Conclusions – Technology help is a core customer need for Edmonton Public Library, with requests varying in complexity and sometimes resolved with instruction. The library’s Internet workstations and printing system presented critical usability challenges that drove technology help requests.

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Freeman, Lisa M., and Nick Blomley. "Enacting property: Making space for the public in the municipal library." Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space 37, no. 2 (July 10, 2018): 199–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399654418784024.

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The space of the municipal library is changing. Libraries are no longer the traditional haven for quiet contemplation. In many cities across North America and the UK, municipal libraries have become a central social hub, a social service provider and a place of shelter for the marginal. In combination with technological advances and the hovering threat of budget cuts, the space of the library and the multiple publics it serves has becoming increasingly debated. We argue that the library and its changing mandate can be usefully understood through a property lens. The library is not only public space, we argue, but also public property. The manner in which the library, as public property, is enacted, is complicated most immediately by the competing conceptions of the ‘public’ that the library is to serve, but also by the ambivalent relationship between the ‘public’ and the ‘private’, and by the spatiality of the library itself. We demonstrate these complications in the context of changes to the sleeping policy in the Edmonton Public Library in Alberta, Canada (2014–2015).

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Thomas, Tina. "Amplify Your Impact: We Share Great Stuff: Marketing Content at the Edmonton Public Library." Reference & User Services Quarterly 55, no. 3 (March 24, 2016): 210. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.55n3.210.

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Even though libraries don’t “sell” things for money, we still want customers “buying” into us by using our materials and services. In this column, Tina Thomas shows how merchandising and following the lead of for-profit businesses has increased circulation at the Edmonton Public Library.—Editors

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Edwards, Ashley. "Becoming a Librarian Amidst a Professional Identity Crisis." Pathfinder: A Canadian Journal for Information Science Students and Early Career Professionals 1, no. 1 (March 12, 2020): 3–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.29173/pathfinder17.

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Adopted in the late 1930s, the Library Bill of Rights grounded the profession in the core value of intellectual freedom. This core value was challenged in the 1930s, the 1960s, the 1990s, and again in recent years by calls for social responsibility within our ranks. The re-occurrent discomfort with upholding intellectual freedom is particularly evident today in the case of public library third party meeting room bookings by controversial speakers. Both the Toronto Public Library and the Vancouver Public Library (as well as the Edmonton Public Library for lending its support) have come under scrutiny by both specific voices within the field as well as the community more broadly. This is not the first time, nor will it be the last time, that publicly funded libraries are faced with controversy surrounding intellectual freedom. Using critical information theory, this presentation examines important questions: How is intellectual freedom defined, redefined and confined today? What is the relationship between the core value of intellectual freedom and sister core values such as social responsibility, diversity and democracy? How do we uphold professional ethics (e.g., IFLA Code for Librarians and Other Information Workers) in instances when our personal, professional, institutional and/or association commitments do not align? As a 2019-20 SLIS research assistant, these questions are rooted in my ongoing academic explorations with Dr. Samek of the nature and extent LIS curricula (for both professionals and paraprofessionals) prepares graduates to negotiate the perpetually complicated core value of intellectual freedom from a position of confidence, and not fear, defensiveness or divisiveness.

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Oliphant, Tami, and Ali Shiri. "The long tail of search and topical queries in public libraries." Library Review 66, no. 6/7 (September 5, 2017): 430–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-11-2016-0097.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the long tail of topical search queries, including the influence of current events, posed to a large, urban public library discovery system. Design/methodology/approach Search queries from the months of June, July, August and September 2014 (1,488,339 total queries) were collected from the Edmonton Public Library’s BiblioCommons database using Google Analytics and exported to Excel. The data were then analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequency counts and textual analysis to explicate the long tail of search, (including the most popular searches) and to explore the relationship between topical search queries and current events. Findings The findings support the long tail theory, as the aggregate tail of topical search queries comprised the vast majority of the total searches and current events exert some influence on the nature and frequency of topical searches. Research limitations/implications Data collection was limited to four months of the year; thus, comparisons across the year cannot be made. There are practical implications for public libraries in terms of marketing and collections, as well as for improving catalogue functionality, to support user search behaviour. Originality/value Not much research attention has been focused on the nature of topical search queries in public libraries compared to academic libraries and the Web. The findings contribute to developing insight into the divergent interests of intergenerational public library users and the topics of materials they are searching for.

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Zvyagintseva, Lydia. "It is Our Flagship: Surveying the Landscape of Digital Interactive Displays in Learning Environments." Information Technology and Libraries 37, no. 2 (June 18, 2018): 50–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i2.9987.

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This paper presents the findings of an environmental scan conducted as part of a Digital Exhibits Intern Librarian Project at the Edmonton Public Library in 2016. As part of the Library’s 2016–2018 Business Plan objective to define the vision for a digital exhibits service, this research project aimed to understand the current landscape of digital displays in learning institutions globally. The resulting study consisted of 39 structured interviews with libraries, museums, galleries, schools, and creative design studios. The environmental scan explored the technical infrastructure of digital displays, their user groups, various uses for the technologies within organizational contexts, the content sources, scheduling models, and resourcing needs for this emergent service. Additionally, broader themes surrounding challenges and successes were also included in the study. Despite the variety of approaches taken among learning institutions in supporting digital displays, the majority of organizations have expressed a high degree of satisfaction with these technologies.

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Hoyer, Jennifer. "Information is social: information literacy in context." Reference Services Review 39, no. 1 (February 15, 2011): 10–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00907321111108088.

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PurposeThis paper aims to discuss traditional conceptions of information literacy as created within an academic context to address information needs within this context. It seeks to present alternative realities of information use outside the academic sector, and to suggest that information literacy instruction within academia does not go far enough in preparing students for the information society beyond university. The aim is then to follow this by discussion of appropriate information literacy models to prepare young people for information use in a variety of workplace environments.Design/methodology/approachAs an example of the application of appropriate information literacy models for successful workplace information use, the Edmonton Social Planning Council youth internship program is examined through a case study of two successful internship projects.FindingsThis youth internship program provides young people with skills that are highly relevant to their information environment outside the academic sector. It provides them with a framework for interacting with information that can be applied in any academic or non‐academic setting in which they find themselves.Practical implicationsThe program described could serve as inspiration for other public, private or nonprofit organizations to collaborate on similar initiatives. It also serves to remind academic librarians of core information best practices that must be conveyed through library instruction if students are to become good information citizens.Originality/valueWhile information literacy instruction receives much attention in the academic sphere, it is necessary to take a broader view of information use throughout the lifetime of information users and the instruction required to prepare students adequately. The paper focuses on these issues.

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Brugnatti, Davide, and Giuseppe Muroni. "Edmondo Rossoni and Tresigallo." Ex Novo: Journal of Archaeology 5 (May 24, 2021): 33–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.32028/exnovo.v5i.410.

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In the last 30 years, the town of Tresigallo has to come to terms with the legacy of its dissonant heritage. The rediscovery of its history happened gradually. It began in 1985 with the organization of conferences that encouraged a public debate about its founder Edmondo Rossoni, a minister during the fascist era, and the buildings he commissioned in Tresigallo. The town's historical and architectural value, in that its unique identity in relationship with a denied past, had to be first recognized at a community level. Public administration's take-over has not always granted the protection of these rationalist structures: some demolitions happened even in the early 2000s. Between late 1980s and 2000s, an increasing number of architects, local historians, photographers, and artists became interested in the town’s history due to its almost wholly preserved 1930s architectural and urban features. Restoration works and raising research on rationalist architecture have pointed out that the town should be considered a cultural asset to be preserved and valued. This paper examines some urban regeneration projects undertaken by the public administration, such as the former G.I.L. (Gioventù Italiana del Littorio) being converted into a public library and Public Baths made into an exhibition space. It also investigates the touristic and cultural development of the territory through the organization of cultural events and the use of social media.

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Selivanova, Olga. "EDMONDO DE AMICIS’ BOOKS IN THE COLLECTION OF THE HERZEN STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY’S FUNDAMENTAL LIBRARY." Children's Readings: Studies in Children's Literature 21, no. 1 (2022): 265–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.31860/2304-5817-2022-1-21-265-284.

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The article provides an overview of the works of E. De Amicis published in Russian and stored in the collections of the Fundamental Library of the Herzen State Pedagogical University. Most of the publications contain certain book signs, by which you can find out the history of the existence of each copy and trace the path of their entry into the library. The books of E. De Amicis were very popular, therefore they were present in almost every library oriented to the children’s readership: libraries of state institutions (for example, the library of employees in the Ministry of Finance, the library for employees of the State Bank) and various educational institutions (schools, colleges, institutes), public children’s libraries and personal collections. Recommendations for the purchase of books by E. De Amicis for reading to children came from both official departments of the Ministry of Public Education and specialists in children’s literature as part of various indexes and on the pages of periodicals. The main attention is paid to translations and editions of the most popular story “Cuore”, as well as editions of individual stories extracted from it. Their number was difficult to name already at the beginning of the 20 th century.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Edmonton Public Library"

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Johnson, Percy. "The Edmonton Public Library : an architectural history of a Carnegie library building." Thesis, 1994. http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/6161/1/MM97609.pdf.

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Books on the topic "Edmonton Public Library"

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Rek, Joseph. Edmonton: An annotated bibliography of holdings in the Canadiana collection, Edmonton Public Library. [Edmonton, Alta.]: Edmonton Public Library, 1989.

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Seuss, Dr. Fox in Socks: Book w/Adrian Edmonson Tape. London, England: HarperCollins Publishers, 2003.

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Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 Years, 1913-2013. University of Alberta Press, 2013.

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Babiak, Todd. Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 Years, 1913-2013. University of Alberta Press, 2013.

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Babiak, Todd. Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 Years, 1913-2013. University of Alberta Press, 2013.

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Babiak, Todd. Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 Years, 1913-2013. University of Alberta Press, 2013.

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Just Getting Started: Edmonton Public Library's First 100 Years, 1913-2013. University of Alberta Press, 2013.

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