...Sein Oh; Lorri Mon Purpose By examining types of literacies taught by public libraries and the modes through which these programs were offered, this study aims to explore how public libraries might integrate data literacy training for the general public into existing library educational programs...

...? RQ2. How might the CET help surface a holistic understanding of the community group? 20 06 2023 23 09 2023 02 10 2023 03 10 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Public libraries Community values...

...Rebecca M. Teasdale Purpose Evaluation of public library makerspaces traditionally examines achievement of library goals, which reflect leaders’ and funders’ values. Understanding makers’ experiences and perspectives may help evaluators frame their inquiry to reflect community values, test...

...Soo Hyeon Kim; Gi Woong Choi; Yong Ju Jung Purpose This paper aims to investigate design principles for transforming existing making communities of practice within public libraries into online knowledge-building communities to support youths, families with young children and adult members’ making...

...Mitra Pashootanizadeh; Saideh Khalilian Purpose The purpose of this study is to measure how effective television programs are in persuading teenagers to use public libraries. Design/methodology/approach This study is a descriptive survey. The statistical population includes all members...

... 23 06 2017 24 06 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Recruitment Public libraries Succession planning Retention Vietnam Employee recruitment and retention are playing an increasingly...

... public libraries to be used by schools that do not have their own ICT lab in Ghana and the library should employ more staff to help with the training. Patience Emefa Dzandza can be contacted at: pedzandza@ug.edu.gh 13 06 2017 10 07 2017 10 07 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited...

... Succession planning Public libraries Library leadership Mekong delta Succession planning is a process of identifying and preparing individuals for managerial positions in an organisation. In particular, succession planning is defined as a process of developing talent to meet the needs...

...) is a digital culture boosting project launched by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China with National Library of China as its implementing unit. The project aims to build a nation-wide library network that could support and guarantee resource development and sharing among public libraries...

... in relation to user participation in public libraries in a Nordic perspective. How can participation in public libraries be characterised? Why should libraries deal with user participation? What kinds of different user participation can be identified in public libraries? Design/methodology/approach...

...Evgenia Vassilakaki; Valentini Moniarou-Papaconstantinou Purpose This study aims to investigate public library users’ perceptions of information professionals. Specifically, it focuses on exploring users’ perceptions regarding librarians’ status, work duties, performed work and educational...

... for the future of work in public libraries; and second, to demonstrate the explanatory potential of the concept of immaterial labour for questions relating to emerging labour processes in libraries. The concepts of “prosumer” and Web 2.0 are included as discursive resources of relevance to any discussion...

... and scholarly research on makerspaces is growing. Makerspace user agreements are new to this growing field of interest, and a content analysis of these documents will pave the way for the writing of future forms. Public libraries Academic libraries 3D printing Liability forms Makerspace User agreements...

...) work involving translated titles. Design/methodology/approach – The article uses the method of bibliographic data analysis based on 350 selected translated fiction titles (and 2,100 corresponding catalog records) from six large Canadian public libraries. Findings – As the results...

...Carl Gustav Johannsen Purpose – The aim of this article is to identify the main approaches and discuss their perspectives, including their strengths and weaknesses in, especially, public library contexts. The purpose is also to present and discuss the results of a recent – 2014 – Danish library...

... community schools are less likely to graduate on time than those enrolled in town and suburban schools. In 1980, Shirley Aaron (1980) wrote an informational analysis entitled, “School/public library cooperation: a state of the art review.” Aaron's summary mentioned numerous variables that led...

...Mike Freeman Purpose – The purpose of this report is to provide an account of the UK's new public library of Birmingham. Design/methodology/approach – Details the construction, exterior and interior design, contents and location, including special collections, and describes the official...

...”. Edited by Peter Hernon and Joseph R. Matthews Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries London Facet Publishing 2013 219 pp. 978-1-85604-948-1 £49.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 --> Academic libraries Public libraries Library...

... than an act of leisure and a type of pastime. In fact, it can be a facilitator of immigrant acculturation, which steers immigrant readers toward either integration into or separation from a host society. This, by extension, points to the potential of public libraries and their RA services to become...

...Anne Goulding Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the impact of the Big Society on public libraries in England. It evaluates the conceptualisation of public libraries as agents in the Big Society agenda and explores the practical implications of this positioning. Design...