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Direct linkJohnson, Eric D. M.; Kazmer, Michelle M. – Library Quarterly, 2011
Library scholars and practitioners have frequently reflected on the various factors that in combination make up a hospitable library, but there has been little theoretical synthesis of the notion of the library as a place of hospitality. The hospitality industry provides a rich vein of theoretical material from which to draw definitions of…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Libraries, Library Services, Definitions
Download full textPorter, Kristin E.; Cuban, Sondra; Comings, John P. – MDRC, 2005
Although research indicates that adults with low literacy skills need 100 to 150 hours of instruction to advance one grade level, adults in literacy programs participate in instruction for an average of only 70 hours per year. The Wallace Foundation launched the Literacy in Libraries Across America (LILAA) initiative in 1996 to help library-based…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Standardized Tests
