... library with a multiracial profile of users with the aim of improving services to users, non‐users and lapsed users of the service. Discussions were held with various groups to discover their views. Claims that, although successful overall, the lack of participation by some ethnic groups is one facet...

... for funds. The conclusions drawn are to the mixed reactions that the new “Section 11” criteria have provoked, and the great challenges the library service faces to integrate ethnic minority provision into the mainstream of public library services. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Ethnic groups Funding...

... Melanie E. Thwaites Pat Coleman describes minority ethnic groups as people "whose racial and cultural background is not British"[1, p. 23] and she states that these groups include people born in Britain whose families may have lived here for generations. There has been a steady flow of people to Britain...

... by the public library are demonstrated. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Libraries Library services Ethnic groups Multi‐cultural society LIBRARY MANAGEMENT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE IN MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN Matthew Tinker INTRODUCTION This article identifies and analyses the services provided...