How Does Your Public Library Compare?
Author | : Keri Bassman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Educational surveys |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Keri Bassman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Educational surveys |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Keri Bassman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Educational surveys |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Mark Y. Herring |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2015-01-09 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0786453931 |
This work skeptically explores the notion that the internet will soon obviate any need for traditional print-based academic libraries. It makes a case for the library's staying power in the face of technological advancements (television, microfilm, and CD-ROM's were all once predicted as the contemporary library's heir-apparent), and devotes individual chapters to the pitfalls and prevarications of popular search engines, e-books, and the mass digitization of traditional print material.
Author | : United States. Office of Education |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 1959 |
Genre | : Public libraries |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Eric Klinenberg |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2018-09-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1524761184 |
“A comprehensive, entertaining, and compelling argument for how rebuilding social infrastructure can help heal divisions in our society and move us forward.”—Jon Stewart NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • “Engaging.”—Mayor Pete Buttigieg, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country hasn’t seen since the Civil War. Pundits and politicians are calling for us to come together and find common purpose. But how, exactly, can this be done? In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg suggests a way forward. He believes that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, childcare centers, churches, and parks where crucial connections are formed. Interweaving his own research with examples from around the globe, Klinenberg shows how “social infrastructure” is helping to solve some of our most pressing societal challenges. Richly reported and ultimately uplifting, Palaces for the People offers a blueprint for bridging our seemingly unbridgeable divides. LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION “Just brilliant!”—Roman Mars, 99% Invisible “The aim of this sweeping work is to popularize the notion of ‘social infrastructure'—the ‘physical places and organizations that shape the way people interact'. . . . Here, drawing on research in urban planning, behavioral economics, and environmental psychology, as well as on his own fieldwork from around the world, [Eric Klinenberg] posits that a community’s resilience correlates strongly with the robustness of its social infrastructure. The numerous case studies add up to a plea for more investment in the spaces and institutions (parks, libraries, childcare centers) that foster mutual support in civic life.”—The New Yorker “Palaces for the People—the title is taken from the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie’s description of the hundreds of libraries he funded—is essentially a calm, lucid exposition of a centuries-old idea, which is really a furious call to action.”—New Statesman “Clear-eyed . . . fascinating.”—Psychology Today
Author | : Gina Sheridan |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2014-07-31 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 1440576246 |
From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, Sheridan showcases the oddities that have come across her circulation desk: encounters with local eccentrics; bizarre reference requests; and heart-warming stories of patrons who roam the stacks every day.
Author | : Malcolm Getz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 43 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Public libraries |
ISBN | : |
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 differences in labor costs, local fiscal circumstances, and demographics. The libraries seem to reduce hours in the face of higher labor costs. Differences in the use of the libraries are found to be associated with differences in library services and demographics. The number of materials acquired per capita has a strong impact on library use
Author | : Julian Baggini |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2011-08-24 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1444357476 |
The second edition of this popular compendium provides the necessary intellectual equipment to engage with and participate in effective philosophical argument, reading, and reflection Features significantly revised, updated and expanded entries, and an entirely new section drawn from methods in the history of philosophy This edition has a broad, pluralistic approach--appealing to readers in both continental philosophy and the history of philosophy, as well as analytic philosophy Explains difficult concepts in an easily accessible manner, and addresses the use and application of these concepts Proven useful to philosophy students at both beginning and advanced levels