Screen LibraryPublic library governanace : international perspectives /
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the mea...
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De Gruyter Saur,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
IFLA publications,
volume 176 |
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| Summary: |
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems. |
| Carrier Form: | vi, 381 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783110530766 (hardback) : 3110530767 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | Z678 |
| CLC: | G258.2 |
| Call Number: | G258.2/P976-2 |
| Contents: | Intro -- 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 |