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Public Libraries: A Community-Level Resource to Advance Population Health. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Community Health, 2019
Policy makers and public health practitioners rarely consider public libraries to be part of the health system, even though they possess several characteristics that suggest unrealized potential to advance population health. This scoping review uses an adapted social determinants framework to categorize current health-related work conducted by public ...
Philbin MM   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Robots and public libraries

open access: yesLibrary Hi Tech News, 2022
Purpose Humanoid robots that are artificially intelligent have infiltrated almost every aspect of life, including libraries, and can do things that humans are incapable of doing with greater efficiency in the library.
A. Tella, Y. Ajani
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Public Libraries in the UK: Findings from a National Study

open access: yesPublic Library Quarterly, 2022
This paper explores how public libraries in the United Kingdom were impacted by the lockdowns imposed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Freedom of Information requests were made to all UK public library services.
David McMenemy   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public Library-Based Social Work Field Placements: Guidance for Public Libraries Planning to Become a Social Work Practicum Site

open access: yesPublic Library Quarterly, 2022
Public libraries are increasingly faced with patron psychosocial needs, including mental health problems, substance use, homelessness, or poverty-related needs.
E. Wahler   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Public Libraries as Partners in Telemedicine Delivery: A Review and Research Agenda

open access: yesPublic Library Quarterly, 2021
In the U.S., those who lack broadband internet have limited ability to connect to care providers over a telemedicine video visit (VV). During the coronavirus disease pandemic, VVs have become increasingly common, but are not equitably accessible, which ...
P. Deguzman   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Experiences of librarians of public libraries in COVID-19 Pandemic: A case study of Tehran City Park Central Library [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات اطلاع‌رسانی و کتابخانه‌های عمومی, 2023
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic, as an unforeseen phenomenon, brought about many changes both in the services and the way service organizations provide services. Public libraries and their services also faced many challenges as a social and service center.
Marzieh Yeganefar   +2 more
doaj  

Public Libraries as Key Partners for Advancing Health Equity.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Public Health, 2021
[ ]it was estimated that 171 million registered users, or 52% of the US population, visited public libraries more than 1 35 billion times over the course of one year 1 Lower-income Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans are more likely to affirm ...
Melissa A. Simon   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Relationship between Psychological Well-being and Work Overload with the Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support among Public Librarians in Isfahan Province [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات اطلاع‌رسانی و کتابخانه‌های عمومی, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between psychological well-being and work overload with the moderating role of perceived organizational support among librarians of public libraries in Isfahan province during 2020 ...
Zeinab Hemati   +3 more
doaj  

Examining the position of public libraries in empowering housewives with an emphasis on the capacities of cyberspace [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات اطلاع‌رسانی و کتابخانه‌های عمومی, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of public libraries in the social and economic empowerment of housewives, with an emphasis on the capacities of virtual space, especially social network sites.
Mahdi Narmenji
doaj  

Does chief executive compensation predict financial performance or inaccurate financial reporting in listed companies: A systematic review

open access: yesCampbell Systematic Reviews, 2023
Background Financial incentives for chief executive officers (CEOs) are thought to motivate them to lead their company toward achieving important business objectives. Based on the Rousseau et al.
Denise Rousseau   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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