Public Library Governance : : International Perspectives /

Public Library Governance : : International Perspectives / / ed. by Edward Abbott-Halpin, Carolynn Rankin.

Major changes in public libraries throughout the world have led to an increased focus on governance issues. Forging successful futures for public libraries depends on effective governance. This book defines governance and examines its many facets in relation to public library provision international...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2020
MitwirkendeR:
Abbott-Halpin, Edward,
Abdul Kargbo, John,
Al, Umut,
Ali, Irhamni,
Anstice, Ian,
Black, Alistair,
Bossaller, Jenny,
Dolan, John,
Goulding, Anne,
Irwin, Bill,
Kammer, Jenna,
Koren, Marian,
Markless, Sharon,
McMenemy, David,
Paley, Jeremy,
Pateman, Joe,
Pateman, John,
Rankin, Carolynn,
Richards, Jan,
Robinson, Simon,
Streatfield, David,
Öz, Seda,
HerausgeberIn:
Abbott-Halpin, Edward,
Rankin, Carolynn,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Saur, , [2020]
©2020
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:IFLA Publications , 176
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 381 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • About IFLA
  • Acknowledgement
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: Public Library Governance and Wicked Problems
  • Part 1: Historical, Philosophical and Ethical Perspectives
  • 1 Governance and History: The Direction of Public Libraries in the UK since the Second World War
  • 2 Marx Meets Maslow: An Analytical Framework for Managing Cultural Change in Public Libraries
  • 3 Governance of Public Library Services: How Philosophical Approaches to Service Delivery Impact on Practice
  • 4 Corporate Governance and Public Libraries
  • Part 2: Practitioner Views and Public Policy
  • 5 The Dilemmas of Governance
  • 6 The Power of Public Space: Equal Access in an Era of Fear and Austerity
  • 7 Public Library Board Trustees: Policy Makers, Policy Takers, or Policy Fakers?
  • 8 Trusting in Others: The Experience of Councils Transferring Libraries to Other Organisations Since 2010
  • Part 3: International Perspectives
  • 9 Library Governance in View of the Rights of the Child: The Sustainable Development Goals as Catalyst
  • 10 The Public Library and Good Governance: Perspectives from Sierra Leone
  • 11 The Role of Municipal Public Libraries in the E-Transformation of Turkey
  • 12 Public Library Development Policy in Indonesia: The Present and the Future
  • Part 4: Impact and Evaluation
  • 13 The Impact of Evaluation: The Use of Evidence for Decision-Making and Service Development in Public Libraries
  • 14 Measuring Performance and Evaluating Impact of Public Libraries from a Governance Perspective
  • 15 Public Libraries – A Global Vision
  • Contributors

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