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Showing 1 to 20 of 145 for “"Public Libraries"”.
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The economics of public libraries.
Thesis. 1977. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics.
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New Jersey public libraries and funding
… this exploratory study was to examine New Jersey public libraries with budgets exceeding $3 million dollars and find out their sources of funding. In particular, with the financial climate of many state libraries' budgets being cut, the mailed questionnaire focused on whether 18 public libraries …
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Public libraries' commitment to gay youth
… study was to determine if selected New Jersey public libraries in Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties were committed to the GLBTQ youth in their communities by providing free and equal access to lesbigay literature and/or offering programs and outreach to this group of young adults. Most …
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Brand Building in Three Public Libraries: Live Oak Public Libraries, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, and Richland County Public Library
… that was undertaken to build the brands of three public libraries: Live Oak Public Libraries, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, and Richland County Public Library. This research uses a qualitative approach, and evidence of brand building was obtained through interviews, observations, and documentary …
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Censorship in public libraries: an analysis using gatekeeping theory
One pressing issue in libraries today is the censorship of information. This study applies Kurt Lewin's gatekeeping theory to examine the decision-makers as well as the different pressures and constraints that are at issue in decisions regarding challenges and censorship attempts that occur in …
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Public libraries and public benefaction in the Roman Empire
This dissertation examines the use of Roman libraries as public benefactions during the principate. It argues that while euergetism typically involved an exchange of amenities from wealthy donors for approval from the non-elite citizens of a community, libraries were a form of munificence aimed …
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An analysis of the locational aspects of public libraries
Thesis (M.U.P.)--Michigan State University. School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, 1970
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Measuring up: public libraries discovering their impact in Zimbabwe
This study examines the knowledge of Zimbabwean public librarians and their stakeholders regarding impact assessment, including how they collect, utilize, and acquire information to enhance library services and programs. The study provides an overview of the history and challenges faced by public …
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Community development and rural public libraries in Malaysia and Australia
In Malaysia, the government has invested in public libraries with the intention of promoting development, particularly in rural areas. Despite the increasing number of rural public libraries being built throughout Malaysia, providing users with many services, activities and programs, previous …
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The use of information and communication technologies to disseminate information to users in public libraries: a case study of Nyanga, Brown's Farm and Crossroads public libraries
… technology (ICT) is foreign to a number of public libraries and those libraries that have a technology infrastructure in place, suffer from an under-utilization of the technology, owing to a shortage of skills that are critical to boost the library into the global information society. It is …
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Characteristics of Administrative Heads of Public Libraries in Various Communications Categories
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Preservation of indigenous knowledge (IK) by public libraries in Westcliff, Chatsworth, Durban
… need to capture, document and preserve it within public libraries. Martin and Mirraboopa's (2003) framework for indigenist research provided a theoretical basis for the study and informed its qualitative research design. Two methods of data collection were used: (i) focus groups with youth of …
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Directional, identification, and orientation signage in eight southern New Jersey public libraries
… unobtrusively observe eight Southern New Jersey public libraries in eight different counties to discover if they were practicing the principles of good signage for the benefit of their patrons. A checklist of good signage criteria and ADA requirements was created and used to assess the libraries' …
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A look at computer classes offered at selected South Jersey public libraries
<p>No abstract available.</p>
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Combined School /Public Libraries in the United States: Three Comparative Case Studies
… necessary for a successful combined school/public library operation.
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The genesis of youth services in public libraries in China, 1912-1937
For thousands of years, libraries in China were treated as book repositories and remained closed to the public. It was not until the end of Imperial China and the establishment of a Republican China (1911) that the first public libraries became available. The Republic of China Era (1912-1949) …
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A study of cooperative relationships between small business development centers and public libraries
… Centers (SBDC) by selected medium-size and large public libraries in the Delaware Valley region. The twelve responding libraries reported a wide variety in the levels of service provided to the local small business community. Librarians reported participating with their local SBDC by providing …
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The history and development of Spanish-language initiatives in public libraries: a case study
… both multilingualism and the role that libraries play in creating community cohesion in multicultural and multilingual communities to evaluate the findings. The findings, based on archival research and interviews, include a narrative of the development of the Spanish-language initiatives …
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