Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes: Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Constraint

by Lindsay C. Sarin, Paul T. Jaeger, Ursula Gorham, et al.

Over the past thirty years, significant shifts in technology, political ideologies, and policy goals have resulted in an environment in which public libraries face the highest expectations to serve community needs against unprecedented political, economic, and policy challenges. Drawing on two decades of original research conducted by the authors, this book provides a data-driven examination of the interrelated impacts of political discourse and public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144223346X
• ISBN13: 9781442233461
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"