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Showing 1 to 20 of 171 for “"Public library"”.
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Adolescents as public library users
… and scope of this research are to examine the library usage behaviour of adolescents, specifically those attending a high school in Grassy Park and those using Grassy Park Library. A central aspect of this research was to identify the types of library needs (curricular and non-curricular) that …
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Public library services to senior patrons
… about computer technology at the Cape May County Public Library. It was hoped that this information would provide insight into older adults' usage of OPACs, computers, and the Internet, suggesting areas for further research and leading to improved services to these patrons. Additionally, the …
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A precast prestressed public library building
Thesis (M.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1963.
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A public library for Spokane, Washington
Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1960.
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The impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town: the case of Eersterivier Public Library
… to investigate the impact of reduced hours on public library services in Cape Town through taking the Eersterivier Library, as a case study. The research problem comes from the author's personal experience as a librarian in the City of Cape Town whose library's usage seems to have increased …
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The Public Library as Past Become Space
… notions related to the understanding of the public library as a place. My critical theoretical approach, grounded in historical research and Benjamin’s theories of modernity, highlights contemporary aspects of the public library and broadens and deepens our understanding of the library’s …
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The Public Library as Health Information Resource?
<p>Public libraries have adapted a variety of services into their institutional missions, including: promoting early literacy, publicly available Internet access, children's summer reading programs, and the dissemination of tax forms. Libraries are disproportionately rural institutions, often …
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New Jersey public library services for homeschoolers
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if public libraries in New Jersey were effectively serving the needs of homeschoolers. This was done by researching the suggestions of experts in the field of homeschooling and public libraries. The researcher then created a survey using SurveyMonkey to …
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Rafael Guastavino and the Boston Public Library
… in the design and construction of the Boston Public Library through an examination of correspondence, construction documents and meeting minutes from the Archives of the Trustees of the Boston Public Library, the Guastavino/Collins Archive at Columbia and articles in Boston newspapers. This …
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A gateway to knowledge: the compliance of Wesfleur public library (Atlantis) with the UNESCO public library manifesto of 1994
… was to measure the compliance, or not, of the library services and resources of Wesfleur public library to the twenty-two principles of UNESCO Public Library Manifesto of 1994. The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto is a global guideline and framework for public libraries around the world to use …
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Community building, multiculturalism and the suburban public library
This research investigates the role of public libraries in building communities and cross-cultural citizenship through provision of equitable information resources and services to English as Additional Language (EAL) speakers, particularly in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. The rapidly …
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White Collar Read: The American Public Library and the Left-Led CIO: A Case Study of the Chicago Public Library, 1929--1952
… ongoing debate about the degree of engagement of public librarians in challenges to dominant social and cultural constructs. This research demonstrates that public librarians involved with the left-led CIO during the late 1930s and through the 1940s collaborated to create an alternative historical …
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An Analysis of Marcel Breuer's Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library
… the commission to design the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, West Virginia in 1973, he saw the opportunity to create a public space for the citizens of Clarksburg, where individuals could become one community and would feel at home. The library building was intended to fulfill the hope of the …
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Spaces that encourage Communication: Design for a Public Library
Public libraries have changed tremendously. Libraries used to be places with an organized collection of documents that people would visit and read quietly. However, with the development of digital technology, people are now able to conveniently access the same information from home or elsewhere. …
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Marketing and income generation in Scottish public library services
… and strategy and resource allocation in Scottish public library services. It focuses, in particular, on the period immediately prior to local government reorganisation in 1996. The historical framework within which public libraries have developed is described. So, too, is the political environment …
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Young adult public library services in southern New Jersey
… and Resources for Children and Young Adults in Public Libraries</em>. The survey showed that while 23% of the patrons that used public libraries were YAs, ages 12-17, they lacked librarians, services, resources and areas designed specifically for their age group. The researcher conducted a 2004 …
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Wayfinding tools in public library buildings: A multiple case study.
… as it applies to locating information in a public library. A group of volunteers were asked to find a selection of items in three types of libraries-traditional, contemporary, and modern. The retrieval process was timed and the reactions of the volunteers were recorded, documented, and …
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