Circulation of Power : : The Development of Public Library Infrastructure in Greater Pittsburgh, 1924–2016 / / Michael M. Widdersheim.
What is the public sphere, how is it best described, and what role does it play in modern life? These questions have attracted considerable attention within library and information science circles over several decades, especially regarding public libraries. Circulation of Power contributes to this d...
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Widdersheim, Michael M. , author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Circulation of Power : The Development of Public Library Infrastructure in Greater Pittsburgh, 1924–2016 / Michael M. Widdersheim. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource (VII, 270 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Current Topics in Library and Information Practice , 2191-2742 Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Period 1: Periphery and Center, 1924 – 1945 -- Period 2: County Contract, 1945– 1961 -- Period 3: The Rise of District Services, 1961 – 1970 -- Period 4: Federation Revisited, 1970 – 1979 -- Period 5: Fiscal Crises and Digital Visions, 1980 – 1993 -- Period 6: The Pursuit of RAD, 1993 –1994 -- Period 7: System Dreams, 1994 – 1997 -- Period 8: Formula Wars, 1998 – 2011 -- Period 9: Compliance Culture, 2011 – 2016 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Archives Consulted -- List of Acronyms -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star What is the public sphere, how is it best described, and what role does it play in modern life? These questions have attracted considerable attention within library and information science circles over several decades, especially regarding public libraries. Circulation of Power contributes to this discussion by proposing a new research framework and new methods for analyzing public sphere communication. Using extensive data gathered from an urban public library infrastructure, this historical case study demonstrates how public sphere communication shaped the infrastructure’s development over time, producing both changes and continuities across the case’s nine periods. Two new conceptual tools—circuits and decisions cycles—form the study’s research framework, and a new explanatory theory—RLCr, or "Releaser," theory—accounts for why the infrastructure developed as it did. Consideration of competing theories reveals that public sphere communication remains the best explanation for infrastructural development. This book’s meticulous historical narrative of the greater Pittsburgh case, supplemented by its groundbreaking theory and innovative mixed methods design, is of interest to practitioners, academics, and general readers alike. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024) Bibliothek. Pittsburgh, US. Öffentlicher Raum. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General. bisacsh Public sphere, public libraries, Pittsburgh (US), historical methods. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1 9783111175782 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Library and Information Science 2023 English 9783111319155 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Library and Information Science 2023 9783111318233 ZDB-23-DGB EPUB 9783111014142 print 9783111012254 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111013404 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783111013404 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783111013404/original |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Period 1: Periphery and Center, 1924 – 1945 -- Period 2: County Contract, 1945– 1961 -- Period 3: The Rise of District Services, 1961 – 1970 -- Period 4: Federation Revisited, 1970 – 1979 -- Period 5: Fiscal Crises and Digital Visions, 1980 – 1993 -- Period 6: The Pursuit of RAD, 1993 –1994 -- Period 7: System Dreams, 1994 – 1997 -- Period 8: Formula Wars, 1998 – 2011 -- Period 9: Compliance Culture, 2011 – 2016 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Archives Consulted -- List of Acronyms -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Period 1: Periphery and Center, 1924 – 1945 -- Period 2: County Contract, 1945– 1961 -- Period 3: The Rise of District Services, 1961 – 1970 -- Period 4: Federation Revisited, 1970 – 1979 -- Period 5: Fiscal Crises and Digital Visions, 1980 – 1993 -- Period 6: The Pursuit of RAD, 1993 –1994 -- Period 7: System Dreams, 1994 – 1997 -- Period 8: Formula Wars, 1998 – 2011 -- Period 9: Compliance Culture, 2011 – 2016 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Archives Consulted -- List of Acronyms -- Index |
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