... Public policy The broad collection of philosophical and political ideals which we might label communitarianism has existed in many forms throughout religious groups, political ideologies and governance strategies for thousands of years (Frazer, 1999). The label itself, however, emerges from...

..., and this paper offers a number of suggestions for similar public library policy investigations. Collection management Deselection Pragmatism Public libraries Public policy Weeding In her study of US public library strategic plans, Pacios (2007) identified collection-related objectives...

... be contacted at: nkc@db.dk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Public sector organizations Library management Public libraries Public policy Denmark The new public philosophy is not just a philosophy on the overall societal level, but has sifted down all the way into the municipalities...

...Ragnar Audunson Librarianship Public policy Philosophy Buschman book is an engaged and spirited contribution to the debate on the role of libraries and librarianship. It might provoke counter arguments, but therein lays exactly its value. If librarianship is to find a viable position...