The Identity of the Contemporary Public Library
Principles and Methods of Analysis, Evaluation, Interpretation
The volume deals with some of the most relevant issues related to the identity of the public library and its historical, cultural, social, organizational changes, according to a comparative perspective. The topics are covered in four sections (History, Present and Future of the Public Library; Models of Analysis, Measurement, Evaluation; Complexity Challenges; Work in Progress), thus providing a wide overview of the present and the future of an institution paramount in improving people’s lives...
Publisher: Ledizioni
Place of publication: Milano
Published on OpenEdition Books: October 9, 2019
Digital ISBN: 978-88-5526-003-9
DOI: 10.4000/books.ledizioni.3565
Series: Editoria: passato, presente e futuro
Year of publication: 2016
ISBN (Print version): 978-88-6705-468-8
Number of pages: 126
Margarita Pérez Pulido and Maurizio Vivarelli
Introduction1. History, Present and Future of the Public Library
Paolo Traniello
Jennifer Cooke (transl.)
The Public Library in Contemporary Society: Analytical ToolsMargarita Pérez Pulido
The Public Library Today: State of the Art as an Ethical OrganizationMaurizio Vivarelli
Jennifer Cooke (transl.)
The Identity of the Contemporary Public Library. Theories for a Holistic Perspective of Interpretation2. Models of Analysis, Measurement, Evaluation
Aurora González-Teruel
Beyond Indicators and Measures. Understanding the User’s Reality Through a Qualitative Approach3. Complexity Challenges
Giovanni Solimine
The Role of Libraries Between Fragmentation and Complexity of KnowledgeAlberto Salarelli
Alex Gillan (transl.)
Towards a Critique of the Concept of Model in Library Science4. Work in Progress
Maria Pagano and Jennifer Cooke
Libraries in Tuscany: Some Considerations on the Early Results of a SurveyIlaria Giglio and Maria Maiorano
Jennifer Cooke (transl.)
Public Libraries in the Social Accountability of Local Administrations5. Appendix
Maria Senatore Polisetti
About the Contemporary Public Library. A Short Selective BibliographyThe volume deals with some of the most relevant issues related to the identity of the public library and its historical, cultural, social, organizational changes, according to a comparative perspective. The topics are covered in four sections (History, Present and Future of the Public Library; Models of Analysis, Measurement, Evaluation; Complexity Challenges; Work in Progress), thus providing a wide overview of the present and the future of an institution paramount in improving people’s lives
Margarita Pérez Pulido (ed.)
Maurizio Vivarelli (ed.)
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