The Roles of the Public Library in the Community: The Results of a Gallup Poll of Community Opinion Leaders.

D'Elia, George; Rodger, Eleanor Jo

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Roles of the Public Library in the Community: The Results of a Gallup Poll of Community Opinion Leaders.

D'Elia, George; Rodger, Eleanor Jo

Public Libraries, v34 n2 p94-101 Mar-Apr 1995

Examines results of a Gallup poll of community opinion leaders which found the most important roles of the public library in the community to be to support educational aspirations of the community, and to provide the community with access to information. Tables compare opinions from the various opinion leader groups surveyed. (Author/JMV)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Education, Community Information Services, Community Leaders, Community Needs, Comparative Analysis, Futures (of Society), Library Role, Library Surveys, Opinions, Public Libraries, Tables (Data), User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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