Public libraries adapting to change : from cultural institutions to agents of change in learning & community development

This thesis is an examination of public libraries in Britain today. It sets forward the hypothesis that a new type of librarianship is emerging to meet the needs of change in the socioeconomic environment, and that this is based on a community development approach. The thesis examines the role of pu...

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Main Author: McKrell, Lindsay
Published: University of Edinburgh 2001
Subjects:
020
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.666322