У статті йдеться про бібліотеки та читальні Комітетів піклування про народну тверезість. в історії бібліотечної справи України ця проблематика досліджується, але потребує продовження як на ...всеукраїнському, так і на регіональному рівні. Метою статті є висвітлення та обґрунтування бібліотечної діяльності Комітетів на території Харківської губернії на зламі ХІХ–ХХ ст. Такий аспект дослідження автор запропонував уперше. Висновки дослідження побудовані на використанні системно-історичного підходу, історичного методу, аналізі документів, опублікованих у виданнях кінця ХІХ – початку ХХ ст., які становлять його джерельну базу. Автор робить висновки про те, що бібліотеки Комітетів слід вважати особливим типом народних книгозбірень, завданням яких була антиалкогольна пропаганда.
When schools are on break, some households may be constrained to provide educational resources to their children. Public libraries could be low-cost providers of materials and services that foster ...educational investment. This research extends existing literature by combining household-level data (public library checkout counts, residential property tax assessment values, student enrollment rosters, and distance to public library measures) to conduct a panel analysis of public library use across the public school calendar. The empirical analyses find that public- school breaks generally impact library use for households with children in public school, but not for households without children in public school or for the lowest socioeconomic status households with children in public school. Distance to library is found to be negatively correlated with public library use for all households, but differentially and dependent on households' socioeconomic status and structure. Lastly, community events and weather are identified to impact use.
•Household (HH) library use across time and socioeconomic status (SES) were examined.•Weekly HH library use panel is constructed from patron-level checkout data.•Variation in library use is identified with respect to HH's SES, school calendars, community events, and precipitation.•Library use increases for HHs with children in the weeks prior to school-year breaks and summer break shoulders.•Middle SES HHs with children increase use of library during summer break, while lowest SES HHs maintain same rate of use.
Librarianship is constantly confronted with unexpected and quickly evolving sociotechnical challenges, yet the documents that define the core professional competencies for librarians are infrequently ...updated. Based upon survey responses collected from 383 working librarians located in the United States, we describe a set of gaps between current competency guidelines and current library realities with regard to practice, management, communication, career development, relations, and personal attributes. We argue that professional library organizations, educators, and policymakers could formulate more relevant and impactful core competency documents by deliberately integrating the on-the-ground insights of librarians' lived experience.
The objective of this study is to investigate the capacity of public and school libraries towards the achievement of SDG4. Using data collected from school and public library staff, head teachers and ...education officers in Zanzibar, the study examined the level of awareness of SDG4 among library staff, library human and physical resources capacity and the effectiveness of library programs in promoting lifelong learning. The study used a cross-sectional design, whereas a mixed approach through a convergence method was used to collect, analyze and interpret data. A non-probability sampling under purposive sampling techniques was applied to select respondents for this study. Primary data was collected through a survey method using a structured standardized questionnaire, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions. A total of 100 library staff filled out questionnaires. Interviews were conducted with 42 respondents while 18 were involved in focus group discussions. The study revealed that public and school libraries provided common traditional services like book circulation and reference services, but their contribution did not correlate with the efforts needed to promote lifelong learning in the modern era. The libraries were faced with several challenges including inadequate budget and a lack of policy and strategies for the implementation of lifelong learning targets. The study recommends that the education authorities should address and prioritize the agenda of lifelong learning by improving the capacity of public and school libraries, while a national-wide library campaign toward the promotion of lifelong learning should be introduced with the involvement of public and school libraries.
Objective – Across North America, public libraries have increasingly served their communities by working with partners to connect patrons to essential healthcare services, including preventative. ...However, little is known about the extent of these partnerships, or the need for them, as seen from the perspective of public library workers. In this study, we set out to address the following research question: What needs and opportunities are associated with health promotion partnerships involving public libraries?
Methods – Using snowball sampling techniques, in September 2021, 123 library workers from across the state of South Carolina in the United States (US) completed an online survey about their health partnerships and health-related continuing education needs; an additional 19 completed a portion of the survey.
Results – Key findings included that library capacity is limited, but the desire to support health via partnerships is strong. There is a need for health partnerships to increase library capacity to support health. Public libraries already offer a range of health-related services. Finally, disparities exist across regions and between urban and rural communities.
Conclusion – As an exploratory study based on a self-selecting sample of public library workers in a particular state of the US, this study has some limitations. Nonetheless, this article highlights implications for a variety of stakeholder groups, including library workers and administrators, funders, and policy makers, and researchers. For researchers, the primary implication is the need to better understand, both from the public library worker’s perspective and from the (actual or potential) health partner’s perspective, needs and opportunities associated with this form of partnership work.
Mittendrin oder nur dabei? Fühles-Ubach, Simone
Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis,
12/2018, Letnik:
42, Številka:
3
Journal Article
Recenzirano
Zusammenfassung
Kundenorientierung ist in den vergangenen Jahren in der Literatur zum Bibliotheksmanagement immer wichtiger geworden, wohingegen der Beitrag von Bibliotheken zur übergeordneten ...Gesamtstrategie ihrer Trägereinrichtungen eine eher untergeordnete Rolle einnimmt. Ein sichtbarer und nachweisbarer Beitrag der Bibliothek prägt jedoch die Wahrnehmung durch das Management der Institution. In diesem Kontext werden die verschiedenen Kommunikationsebenen betrachtet, die ein modernes Bibliotheksmanagement abdecken muss. In einer empirischen Untersuchung werden Strategiepapiere europäischer Bibliotheken auf ihre Verbindung zur Trägerorganisation hin untersucht. Die Untersuchung basiert auf der Grundannahme, dass bei einer engen Verzahnung im Sinne eines klaren Beitrags zur Gesamtstrategie der Trägerorganisation, die Wahrnehmung und Integration der Bibliothek im organisationalen Kontext klarer und fester verankert sein dürfte. Anschließend werden drei Modelle zur Strategie-Entwicklung vorgestellt, die in Öffentlichen Bibliotheken zum Einsatz kommen. Diese werden auf ihre Verbindung zum Träger hin untersucht. Gebraucht werden nicht nur „embedded“ oder „liaison librarians“, sondern eine insgesamt im Zentrum der Organisation verankerte „embedded library“ mit entsprechender Bedeutung für die zukünftige Entwicklung der Gesamtinstitution, d. h. der Kommune, der Hochschule oder der Forschungseinrichtung.
Cilj/svrha. Cilj je ovog istraživanja utvrditi koliko i kako narodne knjižnice s područja Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije sudjeluju svojim uslugama i programima u kreiranju kulturno-turističke ...ponude, jesu li lokalne zajednice prepoznale njihov rad kao značajan za razvoj kulturnog turizma, jesu li vidljive kao zanimljivost turističkim posjetiteljima te u kojoj mjeri ostvaruju suradničke i partnerske odnose u promociji kulturnog turizma svoga kraja. Svrha je rada ukazati na važnost knjižnica kao ravnopravnog partnera u lokalnoj zajednici koji može pridonijeti u promicanju kulturnih dobara.
Pristup/metodologija/dizajn. U prvom su dijelu rada prikazani osnovni teorijski pojmovi te dosadašnja istraživanja potencijala knjižnica u razvoju hrvatskog kulturnog turizma. Ukratko su opisane i značajke hrvatskog kulturnog turizma s posebnim naglaskom na Bjelovarsko-bilogorsku županiju. U drugom dijelu rada prikazani su rezultati istraživanja koje je provedeno među narodnim knjižnicama Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije. Za potrebe istraživanja korišten je mrežni anketni upitnik koji je ispunilo 5 ravnateljica narodnih knjižnica s područja Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije. Sudjelovanje knjižnica u razvoju kulturnog turizma na području Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije provjereno je s osvrtom na usluge i programe zanimljive turistima, na vidljivost knjižnica turističkim posjetiteljima, na samoprocjenu turističkog potencijala knjižnica te na suradničke odnose u promociji kulturnog turizma.
Rezultati. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da narodne knjižnice Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije nude brojne usluge i programe korisne i zanimljive za turističke posjetitelje, ali nisu vidljive na odgovarajuć način kao pružatelji kulturno-turističkih sadržaja. Postoji velik prostor za napredak u stvaranju i održavanju suradničkih odnosa u razvoju narodnih knjižnica u turističkom smjeru.
Ograničenja. Ovo je istraživanje provedeno samo na razini narodnih knjižnica Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije. Za dobivanje opširnijih rezultata bilo bi dobro provesti istraživanje i u drugim vrstama knjižnica, među korisnicima knjižnica, među turističkim posjetiteljima, ali i među ostalim sudionicima kreiranja turističkih sadržaja.
Originalnost. Rad prikazuje rezultate prvog istraživanja o sudjelovanju narodnih knjižnica Bjelovarsko-bilogorske županije u razvoju turističke ponude.
The article presents, from a diachronic perspective, the concerns of valorization and preservation of the documentary heritage through digitisation projects in the Romanian Library System. The ...development of the argument is made starting from the analysis of the interest in the subject in international literature (through a bibliometric analysis) and the investigation of the online presence of libraries expressed statistically from the typology of forms of representation, to specific digital products and services, thus highlighting how they evolved in the sense of diversifying and modernizing the products and services provided and taking into account the political, economic, and technological constraints.
The evaluation of the involvement of Romanian libraries in digitisation activities was done through the such research methods as content analysis and scientometric research, which allowed the carrying out of a longitudinal case study extended for the period 2007-2022, during the unravelling of the events.
The most representative initiatives for the creation of the Digital Library of Romania and the involvement of libraries in national and European projects are presented, and examples of good practices are highlighted, including political and administrative concerns to support protection and capitalization through the digitisation of the libraries' heritage. This study is the first in Romanian specialized bibliography that proovides an overall and evolutionary perspective on the national project of digitisation of the documentary cultural heritage. Analyzing a large number of official documents and library web addresses has been a major challenge.
During the analyzed period (2007-2022), there have been numerous initiatives and digitisation projects, but the results have not always met expectations. From the experience of Romanian libraries, it can be concluded that digital content development initiatives have not always been successful because of the absence or insufficient commitment of the sustainability component.
PurposePublicly owned libraries deliver a fundamental public service, fostering the citizens' access to knowledge. However, little is known about the factors underpinning the public libraries' ...organizational attractiveness. The article aims to shed light on this issue, investigating how the public libraries' service offering contributes to increasing their attractiveness.Design/methodology/approachSecondary data were collected from the national census study of libraries carried out in 2019 by the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT). More than 4,500 publicly owned libraries established in Italy were involved in the analysis. A linear regression model was designed to examine the implications of public libraries' service offering on the number of people who visited them in 2019. The units of analysis were grouped in three clusters based on their organizational size.FindingsSmall-sized libraries' attractiveness relied on loan services (LS) and catalogs' integration, as well as on the availability of spaces for promoting social exchanges (SE) and interactions. The same was true for medium-sized libraries, whose attractiveness was also fostered by digitization. Large-sized libraries' ability to attract users was primarily affected by LS and by the provision of people-centered cultural services (CS).Practical implicationsPublicly owned libraries should arrange tailored strategies to increase their attractiveness. Small-sized and medium-sized libraries should exploit community-oriented initiatives to establish a co-creating dialog with users. Conversely, large-sized entities should advance the users' access to conventional services and implement people-centered cultural activities, recontextualizing their exchange with users in the digital domain to enhance service quality.Originality/valueThe article originally investigates the factors affecting the attractiveness of publicly owned libraries, providing intriguing insights to managers and practitioners.
To answer the question “If public libraries are a component of social wellbeing in rural communities, how are they successful?” we conducted, transcribed, coded, and analyzed 114 group and individual ...interviews with 202 people at eight field research sites in isolated rural communities distributed throughout the United States. Motivating this study is a gap in understanding the library service mechanisms involved at the community level which will yield beneficial social wellbeing outcomes. Through iterative phenomenological analysis, we established how rural residents defined social wellbeing for themselves and how they describe the library’s role in that context. We found that rural residents forego access to standard amenities for access to deep social connections, natural resources, and community cultures of freedom and mutual support. We found long term locally made structural, social, and cultural norms, which we call pathways, through which libraries support wellbeing.
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