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The Returns to Public Library Investment [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021
Local governments spend over $12 billion annually funding the operation of 15,427 public libraries in the United States, yet we know little about their effects. We use data describing the near universe of public libraries to show that public library capital investment increases library visits, children’s attendance at library events, and children’s ...
Gilpin, Gregory   +2 more
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The Power of Hip Hop and the Library

open access: yesThe International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2022
Queens Public Library (New York, USA) has presented a variety of hip hop programs and worked with many hip hop artists and entrepreneurs. A holistic examination of the library's hip hop programs and partnerships illustrates a model for analyzing hip hop
Ralph McDaniels   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A survey of researchers’ code sharing and code reuse practices, and assessment of interactive notebook prototypes [PDF]

open access: yesPeerJ, 2022
This research aimed to understand the needs and habits of researchers in relation to code sharing and reuse; gather feedback on prototype code notebooks created by NeuroLibre; and help determine strategies that publishers could use to increase code ...
Lauren Cadwallader, Iain Hrynaszkiewicz
doaj   +2 more sources

ABCs of Marketing Virtual Programs [PDF]

open access: yesMarketing Libraries Journal, 2022
Plano Public Library shares tips based on experience marketing over 650 virtual programs since March 2020, drawing more than 15,000 participants. Ideas for building and promoting quality programs are outlined with respect to audience, branding, and ...
Linscott, Kristin   +2 more
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Library and Parks Bring “Little Free Libraries” to Southside Virginia

open access: yesVirginia Libraries, 2013
On December 18, 2012, Danville Public Library in Southside Virginia opened the first Little Free Library along Danville Parks and Recreation’s Riverwalk trail system, highlighting collaboration between the city’s recreation and library departments.
Danville Public Library/ Parks and Recre Staff
doaj   +1 more source

Public Library System in Ankara: A Quantitative Analysis [PDF]

open access: yesAnkara Araştırmaları Dergisi, 2014
This study investigates 42 public libraries in 25 central districts within the boundaries of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality in respect of five factors according to national and international standards quantitatively.
Bülent Yılmaz
doaj   +1 more source

Plano Public Library: Engaging the Community Through Art [PDF]

open access: yesMarketing Libraries Journal, 2017
: What is the role of the public library in communities? Does it go beyond books, databases, and learning resources? How can libraries add value to communities, enhancing quality of life for citizens, young and old?
Kristin Linscott   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Floating Collections at Edmonton Public Library

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012
No abstract.
Adrienne Canty   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Public Library “Bora Stanković” in Vranje and the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesBosniaca, 2022
The previous year was marked by the challenges imposed by the covid-19 pandemic and epidemiological measures that significantly hindered the regular functioning of all segments of our life and work.
Jasmina Knežević, Nebojša Antić
doaj   +1 more source

Web Archiving as a Task of National and Local History Bibliography

open access: yesБиблиосфера, 2021
The foreign experience of forming the majority of national web archives (in national libraries) and many accessible local history archives of public and university libraries has been analyzed due to the development of a model and methodology for ...
N. M. Balatskaya, M. B. Martirosova
doaj   +1 more source

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