Equity and excellence in the public library : why ignorance is not our heritage

Equity and excellence in the public library : why ignorance is not our heritage / Bob Usherwood.

This important volume by one of the leading scholars in the field examines and discusses how library professionals can meet the demands of policy makers to open up the public library service without destroying it.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Usherwood, Bob
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2007.
Subjects:
Public libraries > Great Britain.
Public services (Libraries) > Great Britain.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > Archives & Special Libraries.
Public libraries
Public services (Libraries)
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma?
  • Equity and excellence around the world
  • Value versus demand
  • Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good
  • Commercial imperative?
  • Developing critical capacity and creativity
  • Providing access to the best
  • Information is not enough
  • Education, education, education
  • Through excellence to inclusion
  • Professionals, practice and policy
  • Equity and excellence : a value judgement.

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