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