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Steele, Jennifer Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
One pressing issue in libraries today is the censorship of information. This study applies Kurt Lewin's gatekeeping theory to examine the decision-makers as well as the different pressures and constraints that are at issue in decisions regarding challenges and censorship attempts that occur in public libraries. Through an in-depth case study of…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Censorship, Access to Information, Decision Making
Lopez, M. Elena; Caspe, Margaret; McWilliams, Lorette – Harvard Family Research Project, 2016
Children and youth learn in countless ways, anywhere, anytime. And one of the most powerful levers of children's learning--from the early childhood years through adolescence--is families. For families, libraries provide the books, media, and activities that help them open doors for children's literacy and lifelong learning. Libraries are poised to…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Family Involvement, Library Services, National Surveys
Duthie, Fiona – Australian Library Journal, 2010
This paper reviews a selection of literature pertaining to the subject of censorship in modern libraries. It interrogates the literature in terms of the ethical debates informing much of the contemporary academic writing on this subject. A multi-pronged approach to the subject is adopted. The review includes evaluations of the relevant aspects of…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Libraries, Censorship, Ethics
Moore, Chris; Creaser, Claire – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2010
This paper presents a summary of the first survey of public library authorities in the UK to explore Sunday opening, undertaken in 2007 as part of the Clore Leadership Programme. It provides a snapshot of Sunday opening practice, set against a context of societal, economic, and policy developments, and examines whether Sunday opening furthers the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Services, Library Research
Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Internet
Fernandes, Derrick – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2007
Purpose: The paper seeks to describe the provision of access to the Safari Tech Books collection of e-books at Hillingdon Libraries. Design/methodology/approach: Details are given of how the e-books collection is part of a broader range of e-information services provided by Hillingdon. Methods of searching for e-books are described, with…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Public Libraries, Library Services
Smallwood, Carol, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2011
There's no shortage of library management books out there--but how many of them actually tackle the little details of day-to-day management, the hard-to-categorize things that slip through the cracks of a larger handbook? "Library Management Tips that Work" does exactly that, addressing dozens of such issues facing library managers, including: (1)…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Time Management, Guides, Personnel Management
Berry, John – Library Journal, 1998
Describes services offered and problems encountered at the Medina County (Ohio) District Library, winner of the Gale Research/Library Journal Library of the Year Award. Highlights include resisting pressure from the religious right to limit children's Internet access to protect them from pornography; a successful tax levy; and growth in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Awards, Childrens Libraries, Internet
Bawa, Rookaya – 1993
This paper describes the status of library services in Natal, South Africa. Fragmented services dominate the area, with public, urban, and school libraries existing in complete autonomy from each other and ambivalent about each other's existence. Within school libraries, provision of services varies widely and reflects the wider apartheid…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Apartheid, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
Schuyler, Michael – Computers in Libraries, 1999
Suggests that a definitive court ruling is needed to better define rights and responsibilities related to the First Amendment and libraries' Internet use policies so that libraries can provide a comfortable environment for users while maintaining the law. Discusses filters; court cases; claims of the anti-porn cult; research studies on how much of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Court Litigation, Information Policy, Internet
Vermont State Dept. of Libraries, Montpelier. – 2002
This five-year plan sets forth the principles, Department of Libraries mission statement, needs, goals, evaluation plan, and programs for administering Vermont's LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) program during 2003-2007. It defines stakeholders and their roles, and the communication and monitoring procedures that will assure the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Programs, Information Technology, Library Administration
Indiana Legislative Services Agency, Indianapolis. – 1994
The Interim Study Committee on Library Issues was directed to study all aspects of public libraries, and review the space and document security problems of the state archives. The "Introduction and Reasons for Study" section highlights the Committee's 1993 findings and recommendation; 1994 goals; and conditions at the state archives. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Information Storage, Library Administration
Moran, Robert F., Jr. – 1988
This paper discusses the central role of effective communication in library leadership and how a leadership role in the library and information community can define and help establish an information infrastructure in our society. The opportunity for this leadership to exist in the convergence of libraries and computer centers is examined in a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Communication Skills, Electronic Publishing
Kotch, Marianne – 2002
This document provides guidelines on policymaking for public librarians and public library trustees in Vermont. Topics covered include: (1) the importance of policies in bringing order, logic, stability, and continuity to a library's operation; (2) the roles of trustees and librarians in adopting carrying out policies; (3) reasons why policies…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Confidentiality, Federal Legislation, Intellectual Freedom
Freedman, Maurice J. – Library Journal, 1996
Committed to utilizing information technology, the Westchester Library System (New York) made the World Wide Web publicly accessible. Describes the planning, implementation, and management process; obstacles involving financing; establishing Internet connectivity; and vendor negotiations. Westchester hired a Web manager, created Internet use…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Security, Financial Support, Information Technology