... of the proportion of those benefiting from the library in various areas of life at least sometimes was compared across countries. The pattern of benefits was compared across countries by forming four outcome indexes from the 19 benefit areas. The differences in the outcomes between the countries were explained...

.... Which factors predict most effectively perceived benefits produced by the public library in everyday activities, in cultural activities, and in career? RQ2. Do the models explaining the variance of these three outcome types differ? Studies on the outcomes of public libraries focus...