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Author Pateman, John, 1956-

Title Developing Community-Led Public Libraries : Evidence from the UK and Canada / by John Pateman and Ken Williment
Published Farnham, Surrey, UK : Ashgate Publishing Limited ; Burlington, VT, USA : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2013]

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Contents Introduction -- Consultation -- Needs assessment and research -- Library image and identity -- Outreach, community development and partnerships -- Information and communication technologies and social exclusion -- Materials provision -- Staffing, recruitment, training and education -- Mainstreaming and resourcing for social exclusion -- Standards and monitoring of services -- The community-led library service : a blue print for change -- A road map towards the community led library service
Summary This important book examines the potential for a new community led service model in public libraries. Using theoretical approaches to working with socially excluded community members, with a direct application of those approaches, the authors offer a powerful and persuasive case for adopting the community led approach in libraries worldwide. The book showcases good practice and outlines the challenges to community development work. With public libraries facing budget cuts, this book offers an alternative way forward based on a community led approach to developing needs based library services
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Libraries and community -- Great Britain
Libraries and community -- Canada
Libraries and society -- Great Britain
Libraries and society -- Canada
Public libraries -- Great Britain -- Administration
Public libraries -- Canada -- Administration
Public services (Libraries) -- Great Britain
Public services (Libraries) -- Canada
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
Libraries and community
Libraries and society
Public libraries -- Administration
Public services (Libraries)
Canada
Great Britain
Grande-Bretagne.
Canada.
Form Electronic book
Author Williment, Ken
ISBN 1409442071
9781409442073
9781283901949
1283901943