Local governments spend over 12 billion dollars annually funding the operation of 15,000 public libraries in the United States. This funding supports widespread library use: more than 50% of Americans visit public libraries each year. But despite extensive public investment in libraries,...

The operations of 31 large public library systems across the country are compared using information from the author' s interview survey. Operations are compared in physical terms: hours of service, materials, locations, and staffing. Differences in operations are found to be associated with...

Local governments spend over 12 billion dollars annually funding the operation of 15,000 public libraries in the United States. This funding supports widespread library use: more than 50% of Americans visit public libraries each year. But despite extensive public investment in libraries,...

Differences in labor compensation across 31 large public library systems are examined based on the author's interview survey. Salaries for recruit clerical workers, recruit librarians, and librarians with five years' experience are compared along with hours of work per week and fringe benefits....

This three-part series traces efforts to establish a system of free public libraries in New South Wales, Australia, from the time of publication of the Munn-Pitt Report in 1935 to the passing of the New South Wales Library Act in 1939. The series delves beyond the published accounts of events...

This three-part series traces efforts to establish a system of free public libraries in New South Wales from the time of publication of the Munn-Pitt Report in 1935 to the passing of the New South Wales Library Act in 1939. The series delves beyond the published accounts of events and describes...

The public lending right (PLR) compensates authors for losses caused by public libraries' free lending of books. Setting the appropriate rate to maintain authors' incentives to create new works is important. We construct a novel dataset that integrates bookstores' sales data with copy data from...

Information is considered as a basic input to all developmental activities. Due to information explosion massive amount of information generate every faction of time. It is very important to easy access to survive. But unequal access to information gives birth to the disadvantage community...

This paper analyzes the relation between public, education-related infrastructure and the quality of education in schools. The analysis uses a case study of the establishment of two large, high-quality public libraries in low-income areas in Bogot?, Colombia. It assesses the impact of these...

This paper analyzes the relation between public, education-related infrastructure and the quality of education in schools. The analysis uses a case study of the establishment of two large, high-quality public libraries in low-income areas in Bogota, Colombia. It assesses the impact of these...

In both public administration and economics, efficiency is brought forward as an important criterion for evaluating administrative actions. Clearly, its value as an assessment principle depends on our ability to adequately measure efficiency. This article argues that citizen's coproduction in...

Provision of most public goods (e.g., health care, libraries, education, police, fire protection, utilities) can be characterised by a two-stage production process. In the first stage, basic inputs (e.g., labour and capital) are used to generate service potential (e.g., opening hours,...

"This book investigates the relationship between local libraries and community development, from the historical roots of rural libraries to their influence on the literacy, economy, and culture of the surrounding region"--Provided by publisher.

Verschiedene allgemeine öffentliche Bibliotheken der Schweiz konstatieren nach Jahren derSteigerung einen Rückgang bei den Benutzer- und Ausleihzahlen. Dieser Rückgangschwächt die Verhandlungsposition der Bibliotheken, da diese Zahlen als Erfolgsnachweis inSubventionsverhandlungen genutzt...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Business Services and the Mission of the Library -- 2. Collection Development: Tools of the Trade -- 3. Programming: Opening the Doors -- 4. Marketing: Getting the Word Out -- 5. Networking: Meeting and Greeting -- 6. The Power...

Das Buch gliedert sich hauptsächlich in zwei Teile: Einführung und Praxisbeispiele. Ein kurzer Überblick über die konzeptionelle Arbeit von wissenschaftlichen, kirchlichen sowie in geteilter Trägerschaft befindlichen Bibliotheken rundet das Werk ab.

Unsere Gesellschaft befindet sich im Wandel von der Industriegesellschaft zur Informationsgesellschaft, bei der die Gewinnung, Verarbeitung, Vermittlung und Nutzung von Information und Wissen zu zentralen Aufgaben werden. Durch die Möglichkeiten der elektronischen Datenübertragung werden...