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Public Spaces and Information: How Oregon Libraries Are Helping the Homeless [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This project is an in-depth feature article that investigates how public libraries in Oregon provide a public place and vital services for homeless people, especially in poorer communities with higher rates of homelessness.
Williams, Jonathan
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The Role of Rural Public Libraries in Empowering Farmers [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات اطلاع‌رسانی و کتابخانه‌های عمومی
Objective: The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of rural public libraries in empowering farmers from librarians’ viewpoints. Method: This is an applied research that was conducted with a qualitative approach using thematic analysis ...
Mahdi Narmenji
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The library dividend: summary report [PDF]

open access: yes
This study explores the value of public libraries in Queensland. It finds that for every $100 invested by local government and state government, Queensland public libraries deliver $230 dollars worth of value to their communities.

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Justify or die? - using contingent valuation of service provision in a UK public library [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The public library service in the UK is currently under pressure to justify its existence. An Audit Commission report suggested that if current borrowing rates for libraries continue into the future, libraries would be effectively issuing no books by ...
McGettigan, L.   +2 more
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Using Technology to Connect Public Libraries and Teens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Today’s teens use technology in most aspects of their lives: 95% of teens go online; 80% of online teens use social media (Lenhart et al., 2011); and 87% of older teens have a mobile phone (Lenhart, 2012).
Aplin, Susan M W
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A Profile of Scientific Publications by Iran Public Libraries Foundations’ Employees [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیقات اطلاع‌رسانی و کتابخانه‌های عمومی, 2013
Purpose: This study aims at the analysis of scientific publications that have been written by Iran Public Libraries Foundations’ employees and provides a picture of their research-scientific activities.
Mohammad Karim Saberi   +1 more
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