...Lindall Elaine Adams Purpose This study aims to investigate how public libraries in disadvantaged South African communities foster social capital. It focuses on the Emfuleni Local Municipality, where poverty and unemployment are widespread. It examines the role of libraries in providing trusted...

... understood in relation to social capital. The Habermasian and Mouffean views on democracy are the most widely used, indicating an Apollonian and Dionysian duality in recent public library research. Originality/value This study is the first large-scale systematic review explicitly categorising...

... as a public sphere? RQ2. How does this role relate to the epistemic, community and political functions of public libraries? © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social capital Focus groups Public libraries Value Impact...

... Social division Inequality Social capital Democracy Public library Piketty (2014) analyzed the statistical data of several countries and found that economic inequality is increasing worldwide. While the size of the gap varies from country to country, it has grown in every country since...

... behaviour Social capital Information and settlement Canada is one of the top ten destination countries for international migrants (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2019), and is the second most desired destination for migrants according to the Gallup...

... framework bringing together theories of information behaviour with theories of social capital. Mixed method design incorporating observation, interviews, and focus group conducted in areas of multiple deprivations. Participants’ young people aged 16-19 not in education, employment or training (NEET...

...Andreas Vårheim; Sven Steinmo; Eisaku Ide Purpose Librarians and the library profession keep repeating that libraries contribute greatly to generating social capital by “building community”. However, little evidence of this has been presented. This paper aims to be a first step towards correcting...