Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Otis Alexander Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 324 ISBN: 9783659189296
Описание
This book takes a look at public library services research that serves the poor, homeless, unemployed, and other underrepresented customers in a period of global budgetary constraints. Also, this work makes an attempt to determine perceptions, in an objective manner, if library professionals in relation to the needs and desires of the underrepresented customers mentioned above. There are several selected public libraries as well as public service programs that are outlined in the section that dolly in on previous research on the subject. To be sure, the states of New York, Michigan, Virginia, and the District of Columbia as well as Leeds, England have be focused a considerable amount of attention on library services geared for these underserved customers, such as early intervention reading and literacy programs for children of diverse backgrounds as well as their parents and caregivers. In addition, there have been public library initiatives to provide vocational services for the...