Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes : Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Constraint
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2014
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- Title
- Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes : Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Constraint
- Author
- Jaeger, Paul T., Gorham, Ursula, Bertot, John Carlo, Sarin, Lindsay C.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 144223346X
- ISBN 13
- 9781442233461
- Item weight
- 0.708 pounds
- Dimensions
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The main message is that there is a pressing need for public librarians and other supporters of public libraries to be:
- Aware of the political process and its implications for libraries;
- Attuned to the interrelationships between policy and politics; and
- Engaged in the policy process to articulate the need for policies that support public libraries.
Building upon the discussion of the key issues, the book offers proposals for professional, policy-making, and political strategies that can strengthen the public library and its ability to meet the needs of individuals and communities. The discussion and analysis in the book draw upon data and real world examples from the many studies that the authors have conducted on related topics, including libraries’ outreach to increasingly diverse service populations and efforts to meet community needs through innovative partnerships.
As the intersection of politics, policy, and libraries has grown in importance and complexity in recent years, the need for a book on their interrelationships is long overdue.
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About the Author
Ursula Gorham, JD, is a doctoral candidate in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland and a graduate research associate at the Information Policy & Access Center (iPAC).
John Carlo Bertot, PhD, is professor and co-director of the Information Policy & Access Center in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. He is also president of the Digital Government Society of North America and serves as chair of the International Standards Organization’s Library Performance Indicator (ISO 11620) working group and is past chair of the American Library Association’s Library Research Round Table. John is Editor of Government Information Quarterly and Co-Editor of Library Quarterly.
Lindsay C. Sarin is MLS program coordinator and a research fellow at the Information Policy & Access Center in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. Lindsay previously worked in a number of diverse academic library settings, where she provided information literacy instruction and outreach services.
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