Public libraries' role in supporting e-learning and spreading lifelong education: a case study
Public libraries play a pivotal role in supporting education and literacy. They provide numerous services, activities, collections and resources for education and leisure.
E. Abumandour
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Evaluation of Rural Public Libraries to Address Telemedicine Inequities
Introduction: In the United States, access to home-based telemedicine is inequitably distributed due to the limited reach of fixed broadband in rural areas. Public libraries typically offer patrons free access to broadband.
P. Deguzman +2 more
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Social Intelligence of Librarians and its Role in the increase of the Social Responsibility of Libraries: A Case Study of Public Libraries of Markazi Province [PDF]
Purpose: The present research aims to explore the role of librarians' social intelligence in increasing the social responsibility of public libraries of Markazi province. Methodology: This is an applied and survey-descriptive research.
Akbar Bahmani, Seyed Mehrdad Seyedin
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The school-housed public library [PDF]
Discusses the issue of school-housed public library. Some basic considerations in public libraries; Role and function of public libraries; Importance of advance planning for joint operations of public libraries; Importance of the location of the public ...
Haycock, Ken
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The Effect of Self-efficiency and Psychological Hardiness on Job Burnout through the Mediating Role of Job Motivation (Study Case: the Employees of Public Libraries of Khuzestan Province) [PDF]
Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of self-efficiency and psychological hardiness on job burnout through the mediating role of job motivation among the employees of public libraries of Khuzestan province.
Abbas Hosseinzadeh Bandaghiri +2 more
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Report on Polish Public Libraries 2001 [PDF]
Report is an overview of polish public libraries, services to a variety of communities, it also provides statistics, n explanation of the funding policy for public libraries in Poland and information about the governance of public libraries in the ...
Bednarek-Michalska, Bożena +1 more
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Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review.
R. Audunson +9 more
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Performance Evaluation of Iran’s Province of Golestan Public Libraries, by Balanced Score Card [PDF]
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of public libraries in Golestan province (Iran) by using Balanced Scorecard (BSC) -a relatively new and multidimensional model to evaluate the holistic performance of organizations- in 2013 ...
maryam babaie-chamazkoti +1 more
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Social Workers and Public Libraries
A growing interprofessional collaboration between social work and library professionals has fueled the emergence of library social workers and the exploration of libraries as a setting for social work.
Tracy M. Soska, A. Navarro
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