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The Impact of Humanoid Robots on Australian Public Libraries

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association, 2020
‘Humanoid robots’ or ‘social robots’ are an emerging generation of robots that have abilities to perceive their environment, recognise faces, read emotions and communicate with people.
Linh Cuong Nguyen
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Information in Crisis: Analysing the Future Roles of Public Libraries during and post-COVID-19

, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to public library services and systems in Australia and around the world. The social, cultural, economic and commercial impacts of the pandemic will require creativity and adaptability at both an individual and
Jade Smith
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Social Work in Australian Public Libraries: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Justice

Public Library Quarterly, 2020
Public library staff are increasingly required to work with members of the public with high social needs. Public libraries are places of sanctuary and connection for people experiencing challenges such as homelessness, poverty, mental illness, domestic ...
J. Garner, Leanne Mitchell, Karen Bell, A. Lockwood, Sabine Wardle   +4 more
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Public Libraries

2016
The author, as part of a Master Thesis study, analyzes the impact public library services and programs have in the lives of local Mexican mothers with children attending school in the United States and provides suggestions on ways to improve outreach of services and support.
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Jordanian Public Libraries in Relation to Achieving SDGs: Shoman Library in Action

Public Library Quarterly, 2020
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) called for a better world through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Public libraries offer a wide range of services that can contribute to creating effective change in societies.
D. Tbaishat
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The Value of California’s Public Libraries

Public Library Quarterly, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to show how Californian libraries deliver value, by taking a preliminary value framework previously developed from a study of academic literature, and applying it to the public library landscape in California.
Natalie Cole, Cheryl Stenström
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Library Publications

Library Review, 1973
This long awaited and welcome publication fills a gap in our comparative librarianship literature. The author, who has been associated with the subject for a number of years, analyses existing writings, draws on the experience of other comparative disciplines and puts forward some personal views with the aim to ‘describe and demonstrate deficiencies ...
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Public libraries and 21st century digital equity goals

Communication Research and Practice, 2019
Public libraries have historically positioned themselves as pillars of information and inclusion in society. Free, available to all, with materials in multiple languages and formats, libraries are possibly the most inclusive public institution.
S. Strover
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Public libraries

Aslib Proceedings, 1978
In assessing the results of Judith Collins's questionnaire it should perhaps be noted that less than 50 per cent of respondents claimed to spend all or most of their time ‘dealing with economic or business or commercial information’. One can only speculate whether a higher proportion of full‐time business librarians would have revealed a greater degree
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A review exploring the facets of the value of public libraries

Library Management, 2019
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss a review of the literature on the value of public libraries and propose a preliminary value framework for the public library based on the results.
Cheryl Stenström, Natalie Cole, Rachel Hanson   +2 more
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