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Lindsey Kimery; Jenny Winston – Knowledge Quest, 2024
This article describes the partnership between Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) and the Nashville Public Library (NPL) called Limitless Libraries. Through this resource-sharing partnership, learners can access the NPL collection, connecting them to books and other materials outside the walls of their schools. This breaks down barriers to…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Library Materials
Jane McGrail – ProQuest LLC, 2024
For members of the dominant culture, libraries produce largely positive affective responses (Farkas). However, researchers and practitioners in the field of library science have identified a need to make library resources more accessible to patrons from marginalized communities who are excluded from library spaces by institutional policies and…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Services, Access to Information, Equal Education
Tanackovic, Faletar Sanjica; Balog, Kornelija Petr; Erdelez, Sanda – Education for Information, 2021
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is an incurable neurological disease with an unknown cause. Since AD is not only social and health challenge but also an economic and fiscal burden and its prevalence is expected to grow exponentially as world population gets older, in 2012 the World Health Organization (WHO) and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Librarians, Dementia
Sue McDowall – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2024
This research report, produced for National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa (National Library), focused on a Putoi Rito Communities of Readers project carried out in Dargaville in 2023-24. Putoi Rito is a National Library initiative that works with communities to design, develop, and deliver support for reading engagement…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Recreational Reading
Leung, Lok-Man; Chiu, Dickson; Lo, Patrick – School Library Research, 2020
The purpose of the research was to explore the collaboration between public libraries and schools in Hong Kong from the perspective of school librarians. Three school librarians were interviewed (semi-structured), and their responses were thematically analyzed. Collaboration between public libraries and the three schools was well received and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Public Libraries, Librarians, Institutional Cooperation
El-Shaimaa Talaat Abumandour – Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 2021
Purpose: Public libraries play a pivotal role in supporting education and literacy. They provide numerous services, activities, collections and resources for education and leisure. Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) is an international renowned public library that provides numerous services for different users worldwide. E-learning is an emergent and…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Role, Electronic Learning, Lifelong Learning
Fernandez, Joana; Sellers, Senta – Distance Learning, 2018
The Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center opened in December 2001 to accommodate both academic and public users (Nova Southeastern University, 2001). The facility, built as part of a 1999 agreement between Nova Southeastern University (NSU) and the Broward County Board of County…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Shared Facilities, Public Libraries, Library Materials
Lonzo, Lavonia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Many Americans lack the skills required to use public access computers and the Internet at public libraries (PLs). Staff members of a PL in the Midwestern United States provide basic computer training to support patrons' Internet and public access computer use. However, adult patrons who are beyond the basic skills level and those with…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Adults, Users (Information), Library Services
Bordonaro, Karen – International Journal of Self-Directed Learning, 2018
This content analysis research study investigated self-directed language learning of adult English as a second language (ESL) learners in libraries. ESL learners are a growing population in libraries, and understanding how they can use or are using libraries helps libraries better serve them. The purpose of this study was to determine if they can…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Public Libraries
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 2019
This resource was designed to be used by individuals and groups as an ongoing reflection tool. Inclusion is not a one-size-fits-all concept, nor a complete-and-move-on challenge. The checklist and supporting resources are meant to help individual libraries evaluate current services as well as plan for the future. Ultimately, changes and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Public Libraries, Library Services, Check Lists
Sobel, Kiley; McClain, AnneMarie – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2020
Libraries are learning hubs that connect families to free resources, activities, and services to cultivate children's learning about topics that excite them. Despite recent technological developments which have revolutionized how we read and access information, libraries continue to evolve in order to serve their communities, especially families…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Personnel, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Casstevens, Susan – Knowledge Quest, 2017
The joint-use library is a place where people of all ages, interests, and income levels can find items of interest at no personal cost. The mission of A. H. Meadows Public and High School Library in Midlothian, Texas, is to offer what other public libraries provide: educational and entertainment resources to a community. Yet, the staff also wants…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, School Libraries, High Schools, School Community Relationship
Hands, Africa S. – ALA Editions, 2015
Whether they are students taking the traditional path of entering college from high school, or adult first-time or re-entry students, navigating the admissions and financial aid process can be overwhelming for the college bound. Public libraries can help provide information and guidance for a successful start, and this book shows how to do it.…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Adult Students, Reentry Students, Public Libraries
Frimpong, Kwarteng – SAGE Open, 2015
The link between access to better libraries and students' achievement has long been proven. But to residents in the Asante Akyem North Municipality, the benefits libraries offer remain illusory because of limited access. Using cross-sectional research design, the article examines staffing, collections, funding, library facilities, user…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Library Services, Access to Information
McMillin, Bill; Gibson, Sally; MacDonald, Jean – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2016
Animated maps of the library stacks were integrated into the catalog interface at Pratt Institute and into the EBSCO Discovery Service interface at Illinois State University. The mapping feature was developed for optimal automation of the update process to enable a range of library personnel to update maps and call-number ranges. The development…
Descriptors: Library Science, Users (Information), Academic Libraries, Library Services