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Dec 6, 2022 · “Palaces for the People”: Mapping Public Libraries’ Capacity for Social Connection and Inclusion. December 6, 2022. A new report from researchers at McMaster University’s Department of Health Aging & Society and Western University’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies looks at trends in public library-focused Library and Information Science (LIS) research from 2012 to 2022 with ...
Nov 20, 2023 · 1. Understanding Library Circulation: Library Circulation functions as the core mechanism through which libraries lend materials to users. These materials encompass a diverse spectrum, including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, maps, and more, forming the foundational repository of knowledge within a library’s collection.
Dec 1, 2020 · Extending from existing research on how public libraries offer information literacy (IL) instruction through classes or programs, the purpose of this research was to explore how public librarians ...
- Libraries as Community Builders
- Libraries as Community Centers For Diverse Populations
- Libraries as Centers For The Arts
- Libraries as Universities
- Libraries as Champions of Youth
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Libraries help revitalize struggling or depressed neighborhoods and downtowns.Libraries are important partners in sustainability.Libraries’ special collections grow out of specific community needs.Archives preserve historic artifacts, oral histories, digital history projects, and monographs relevant to the community, including minority groups.Libraries help to ensure that non-English speakers see themselves represented in their communities.Libraries provide immigrants with helpful information about, and opportunities to connect with, their new communities.Libraries provide information, resources, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersexed, and questioning (LGBTIQ) patrons.Libraries provide information, resources, and support for patrons with disabilities.Libraries provide access to nonmainstream points of view and give voice to local artists.Libraries provide opportunities for free classes that encourage art appreciation as well as art participation.Libraries provide access to the arts for all, not just those who can afford them.Libraries serve as the “people’s university.”Libraries offer opportunities for remote access, making it possible for those who can’t get to the library to still access the library’s cultural and educational offerings.Libraries go beyond providing content to enabling patrons to create their own content.Libraries promote civil discourse.Libraries teach teens important life skills.Free tutoring, homework help programs, and summer reading programs for kids and teens help bridge the economic divide that impacts students’ academic performance.Libraries are important partners in child development.David Morris, “The Public Library Manifesto: Why Libraries Matter, and How We Can Save Them,” YES! Magazine, May 6, 2011, accessed June 17, 2011. Robert Putnam, Better Together: Restoring the American Community (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2003), 42. Ibid., 34–54. William M. Senville, “Libraries Bring Value to Our Communities,” Planning Commissio...
Instruction has played, and will continue to play, a vital role in library and information settings. While the mission and goals of any individual information setting will vary somewhat, most information settings include education as part of their mission, and the American Library Association (2019) identifies education and lifelong learning as a core value of librarianship.
- Laura Saunders, Melissa A. Wong
- 2020
Apr 26, 2019 · And while the public seems to continue to have a high level of trust in the authenticity of information from libraries, I worry that just as we have seen confidence in the reliability of information from other sources erode, the public could lose faith in the authenticity of information from the library, undermining one of the most important pillars of the library’s value to society.
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Sep 27, 2020 · This places libraries and the access to information they provide – vis-à-vis their ‘customers’ across government – somewhere between a public and a common good. The Risks and the Possibilities. As highlighted earlier, public good or common good status bring challenges that can require intervention. Certainly, there is the chance of a ...
