Equity and Excellence in the Public Library: Why Ignorance is not our Heritage
نام نخستين پديدآور
\ by Bob Usherwood.
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
: Ashgate
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
, 2007
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
viii, 227 p. : ill.
يادداشت کلی
متن يادداشت
E.Book: 25085
متن يادداشت
This important volume by one of the leading scholars in the field examines and discusses how library professionals can meet the demands of policy makers to open up the public library system without destroying its values. Based on a critical literature review, a survey of library professionals and consultations with other stakeholders, the book discusses the challenges involved in providing a service that prioritizes equity and social inclusion while at the same time attempting to promote and maintain quality, excellence and ethical standards. In assessing how those responsible for public libraries around the world go about this task the author advocates a service that is sensitive to difference and seeks to provide access to the best
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index.
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma? -- Equity and excellence around the world -- Value versus demand -- Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good -- Commercial imperative? -- Developing critical capacity and creativity -- Providing access to the best -- Information is not enough -- Education, education, education -- Through excellence to inclusion -- Professionals, practice and policy -- Equity and excellence : a value judgement.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Public libraries--Great Britain.
موضوع مستند نشده
Public services (Libraries)--Great Britain.
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )