Public Library Governance
International Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 7. September 2020
VIII, 381 pages
978-3-11-053332-3 (ISBN)
Description
Decision-making and the roles of decision makers involved in governance are explored. Prominent figures from the public library community throughout the world have contributed their knowledge and experience. Wicked problems facing the public library sector are identified and the varying approaches adopted internationally to deal with them are outlined. There are many practitioner and professional practice issues associated with provision of libraries and views on library usage and delivery vary according to user and practitioner standpoints. Globally diverse content provides directions for the future development of public libraries and for dealing with the emerging challenges facing the library world.
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Edward Abbott-Halpin and Carolynn Rankin, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Content
- 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
