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Volume 38, Issue 4
1 April 1989
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Library Review
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Research Article| April 01 1989

Public Libraries: Focusing on the 1990s

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L.B. Woods
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Jennifer Greenstreet
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Janet Lee
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Donna Hogan
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-793X
Print ISSN: 0024-2535
© MCB UP Limited
1989
Library Review (1989) 38 (4)
https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539410134200

The literature is reviewed to show likely future trends of public library services in the USA. The role of libraries, the nature of users,library buildings and charges for library services are all examined and general conclusions drawn.

Keywords: USA, Public libraries, Fees, Library services
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