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Jeffrey W. Hancks 《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(3):220-236
Rural public libraries have tremendous potential to play an active role in community economic development. Libraries are a natural choice for facilitating economic development activities in rural communities short of resources commonly available in more heavily populated areas. This article is based on semistructured interviews with librarians and community development officials in five rural communities. The results of the investigation indicate that those libraries had success in community economic development. Additionally, the study suggests that rural public libraries may become critical community economic development resources if rural librarians cultivate stronger, more integral relationships with community developers and other community agencies. 相似文献
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ABSTRACTRural libraries whose librarians have expertise in digital literacy and a deep understanding of unique communities contribute to improving quality of life for residents. However, many library education programs do not include the development of students as future leaders of community growth. In this article we describe efforts to build on prior research in the Appalachian region. Offered by Texas Woman’s University School of Library and Information Studies (TWU SLIS), a designated Hispanic-serving institution in Texas, the program extends library roles by getting librarians out into their communities, working with community leaders and residents to facilitate needed and wanted change. 相似文献
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Tami Oliphant 《Public Library Quarterly》2014,33(4):348-361
Public library value is often ascertained by outlining the economic, social, and cultural benefits public libraries generate for the greater community. While researchers have focused on the concepts of social capital, civic engagement, and the role of libraries in promoting democracy, fewer studies have explored the public’s perceptions of libraries in an effort to determine library value. Furthermore, library nonusers are rarely included in these studies. In Alberta, Canada, 1,201 Albertans from across the province, including both urban and rural areas, were asked a series of questions about their perceptions of public libraries and library use. Findings reveal characteristics of library users and nonusers, what services and resources are used most often at public libraries, what value the public places on public libraries, and the role that libraries play in supporting communities. 相似文献
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Like all public libraries, rural public libraries in the Appalachian region can play a significant role in the economic development of their communities. Economic development in rural communities potentially benefit from many of the same resources and services all enjoy at public libraries, including free and public Internet access, space, education, question answering, and materials on many business-related subjects. This article reports survey findings of current activities that rural public libraries perform in one state, namely the state of Tennessee, as a case study to apply the lessons and insights to other parts of the United States. The discussion includes assessment of activities and some recommendations to streamline and stimulate all public libraries in conducting this assistance efficiently. 相似文献
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Heather Reid 《Public Library Quarterly》2016,35(3):188-202
While the topic of community engagement in public libraries has been researched in urban public library systems, little research explores community engagement in rural library systems. The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is largely rural and sparsely populated, with a dwindling and aging rural population. This report examines how community engagement can connect Nova Scotia’s rural public libraries with their communities. Librarians from eight predominantly rural library systems across the province were interviewed regarding the community engagement practices currently being used within their libraries and how their patrons (particularly youth) were reacting and responding to these practices. This article synthesizes the information derived from these interviews and provides a summary of the community engagement efforts being made throughout Nova Scotia. This study ultimately determines that while librarians in rural communities face a number of challenges when attempting to implement community engagement (e.g., small budgets and low staffing numbers), they remain extremely passionate about the topic and dedicated to serving their communities in the most meaningful and relevant way possible. 相似文献
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Kristin Allen 《Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic Reserve》2013,23(3-5):129-131
This article chronicles the involvement of an intern working and attending the 2017 Great Lakes Resource Sharing Conference (GLRSC) in Oak Brook, Illinois. GLRSC primarily targets library professionals interested in various forms of cross collaboration within their communities and/or college campuses. Ideas in the areas of open educational resources (OER) and new strategies for interlibrary loan were discussed. As part of the planning process, the interns were required to attend virtual planning meetings, to set up the signage and technology, and to provide social media and technical support during the presentations. This was a positive experience to those interested in emerging technologies and differing avenues of resource sharing, and was also great exposure to the practice of organizing a large-scale library conference. 相似文献
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Kathryn Vela 《Medical reference services quarterly》2017,36(4):377-390
School nurses are an often-overlooked population of health care professionals who have great importance in rural communities where access to health care is limited. In order to better serve school nurses in rural eastern Washington, an assessment was conducted to determine their information needs, behaviors, and perceptions. Results indicated this population of school nurses searches for multiple types of health information on a daily basis and navigates obstacles to information access using a variety of resources. While largely confident in their searching ability, they are open to learning more about how to find reliable health information to support their daily responsibilities. These results will guide the development of a workshop for school nurses about using reliable health information resources to improve health care in their rural communities. 相似文献
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一些发达国家的农村图书馆起源较早,发展时间较为长久,经过不断探索,目前已经形成较为成熟的服务模式体系。本文对英国、美国和日本三个发达国家的农村图书馆服务模式进行研究并阐述其服务模式中的亮点,从而为我国各地区农家书屋的建设发展提供借鉴。 相似文献
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《International Information and Library Review》2004,36(3):233-240
In spite of planned development in the independent India, gaps remain in its basic infrastructure, adding to the variety of structural disadvantages and disparities. Studies on information systems serving rural communities have focused on a few sectors like agriculture, health or education. The paper touches upon the role of traditional media, developments in information and communication technologies (ICTs), the digital divide, and computerization at the rural level in various parts of the country. An experiment conducted by the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad, on the use of IT to deliver information through the establishment of Public Information Kiosks (PIKs) is described in detail. Issues that were considered for humanizing the establishment of PIKs were identified. It is concluded that organizational linkages and networking capacities are to be strengthened for ‘digital unity’ to provide multiple opportunities to the rural communities to exploit local resources for their self-development. 相似文献
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Scott Sikes 《Public Library Quarterly》2020,39(4):363-388
ABSTRACT Outreach services provided by rural public libraries are crucial to fulfilling their mission to provide information access to the widest array of user groups. Particular socioeconomic and geographic factors in rural areas present challenges of access to information resources, yet there exists only a limited amount of published scholarly work examining outreach services provided specifically by rural public libraries. This case study of outreach services to elder users offers contextual evidence for the centrality of social equity and access to the larger work of rural public libraries. Primary data were collected through four semi-structured focus group meetings conducted with elder users of the agency’s outreach services as well as through narrative interviews with six agency staff members. Principal findings showed that elder users had particular information needs related to entertainment and intellectual stimulation, challenges of transportation, and a limited access to technology and internet service. WCPL outreach services were found to positively impact the lives and general well-being of elder users by providing vital social and community connections and serving as a key link for elder users to an institution understood to be central to the life of the community in general. 相似文献
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乡村图书馆是乡村文化的重要组成部分。文章回顾乡村图书馆的历史,讨论乡村图书馆参与乡村文化振兴的理论依据、发展中存在的问题、重新复活的方式、目前的实践经验等,总结出乡村图书馆发展中的两种原动主体及其优劣之处,揭示出乡村图书馆在乡村文化振兴中的地位,提出了乡村图书馆自身健康发展、服务能力提升的可行方案。认为乡村图书馆具有保存乡村记忆、传播人类知识、培养地方认同感的功能,是实施社会教育的第二课堂、交换信息意见的公共空间、从事休闲娱乐的文化场所。其外部效应也很大,如扶助村民致富、成为美丽乡村文化标志等。乡村图书馆的建设应提倡“自下而上”的内生方式,其可持续发展的四种有效途径是:(1)政府分级投资、整合多方资源创办乡村图书馆;(2)政府通过购买乡村图书馆服务的方式促进乡村文化发展;(3)鼓励新乡贤或社会力量创办乡村图书馆,支持乡村文化建设;(4)图书馆专业力量介入乡村图书馆业务活动,提供专业指导及各种资源。 相似文献
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吴江市整合农村信息服务资源的探索与展望 总被引：4，自引：0，他引：4
农家书屋、共享工程基层服务点、党员现代远程教育中心和乡村图书室事实上都在提供农村公共信息服务,并且已经基本覆盖了广大农村,但真正的实际情况是这些公共文化设施并无法为农民提供正常、规范和专业的信息服务。解决这些公共服务设施在资源、资金、人员等方面的制约因素,从而为农民提供常态化和专业化的服务,成为实现我国公共文化服务普遍均等的重要组成部分。吴江市针对自身实际情况,提出规范乡镇分馆管理,整合农村信息服务的资源,以一份成本提供农村综合信息服务的"四位一体"方案,实现农村公共信息服务的可持续发展,得到了政府的支持,并进入试点阶段。 相似文献
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乡镇图书馆是公共图书馆服务从城市向农村延伸,并在农村实现普遍均等的首要环节。乡镇图书馆的兴衰见证了我国历次基层图书馆建设运动的跌宕起伏。在全覆盖和普遍均等的前提下,吴江市的乡镇图书馆建设和发展虽历尽曲折,但借助总分馆制这种经济高效的组织形式和服务模式,又开始逐步兴旺发展起来。通过实践,我们逐步发现了总分馆制的一些规律,也使我们体会到总分馆制的政府主导并非简单的发文和给资金,而是制度必须符合总分馆制的内在规律。 相似文献
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建设农村信息服务模式图书馆的研究 总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5
农村的发展关系着整个民族的发展。为了提高农民的文化素质,改变农民陈旧的思想观念。需要农村图书馆这样的辅助教育基地。面对信息社会的浪潮,农村图书馆需要进行信息服务的变革。文章针对目前农村图书馆的特点,提出了建设农村信息服务模式图书馆的几点建议。参考文献4。 相似文献
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互联网上建家园——关注大学图书馆主页的建设 总被引：10，自引：0，他引：10
我国的一些大学图书馆主页目前未受到应有的的重视和建设, 在栏目设置、主页设计和内容等方面与国外相比有较大的差距。图书馆主页是图书馆资源、服务与读者之间的桥梁, 是揭示馆藏资源和图书馆服务的重要工具, 应该给予精心设计和维护。论文归纳了国外大学的做法, 指出了一些需要引起我们注意的问题。 相似文献
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《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(3-4):15-16
ABSTRACT The value, roles and responsibilities of public libraries have been articulated in a variety of ways, and today their exact nature continues to be subject to broad interpretation. This research approaches the subject from a historic perspective, using Ernestine Rose and her career at the New York Public Library to exemplify five propositions that lead to a value-centered understanding of public libraries as cultural institutions that engage considerable physical, economic, and moral resources to improve the social and intellectual capacity of their communities. 相似文献
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农家书屋工程在新农村文化建设中的实践与思考——以甘肃省农家书屋为例 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
甘肃省农家书屋工程虽然取得了一定的成绩,然而在服务新农村文化建设中仍然存在四个方面的问题,影响了作用的充分发挥;当前需要采取相应的措施加以解决,以促进农家书屋工程在新农村文化建设中发挥更大的作用。 相似文献
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文章采用网络调查法和文献调查法,从历史沿革、设立目的和奖励办法等方面对AIA/ALA图书馆建筑奖及部分获奖项目进行了介绍和分析,旨在为我国图书馆新馆建设,老馆改造以及图书馆绿色与可持续发展提供借鉴。通过对109个获奖项目的调研归纳,得出对我国图书馆建筑设计与可持续发展的启示有:建设生态图书馆建筑;注重可持续发展;重新定义空间功能布局;注重与城市、社区融为一体。 相似文献
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[目的/意义]随着农村信息化建设的推进,传统模式的农家书屋已经不能满足广大农民群众的阅读需求,农家书屋信息化建设已刻不容缓,只有走信息化道路才是推动农家书屋的创新发展方向和价值增长极。[方法/过程]结合目前辽宁省农家书屋的运行状况和信息化建设进程,提出实现农家书屋信息化必须以建立政策体系、打造资金链条、建设技术团队、筹划人力体系和统筹数字资源等为抓手,才能保障农家书屋信息化建设的实施与稳步推进。[结果/结论]农家书屋信息化建设需要相关政策保驾护航,需要政府乃至全社会支持,更需要掌握信息技术的人力资源。 相似文献
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探究中国农村图书馆发展道路 总被引：20，自引：0，他引：20
如何发展农村图书馆不仅仅是影响到农村发展稳定的事,更是影响到我国社会整体发展和稳定的大事,农村图书馆的发展对提升农民的文化素质和农业发展的技术水平起着决定性的作用。在文化部将2005年定为“农村文化年”之后,建设社会主义新农村的方案又适时提出,在这样的良好契机下,深入、广泛地探讨我国农村图书馆发展的道路,具有重大的现实和历史意义。 相似文献