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Internet identity and public libraries: communicating service values through web presence
David McMenemyTo discuss the nature of public library websites and what they communicate about the values of the sector.
Digital information and the “privatisation of knowledge”
Nicholas JointThe purpose of this paper is to point out that past models of information ownership may not carry over to the age of digital information. The fact that public ownership of…
Professional values in a bureaucratic structure:: Spring 1980
R.C. UsherwoodThis archive paper is presented as part of the 80th birthday celebrations of Library Review. It examines concepts of professionalism and bureaucracy in the early 1980s public…
Professional values in a bureaucratic structure – revisited
Bob UsherwoodThe purpose of this paper is to examine the present day relevance of arguments about professionalism and bureaucracy set out in 1980.
Cultural issues, organizational hierarchy and information fulfilment: An exploration of relationships
Maria E. BurkeThe purpose of this paper is to present the cultural results of a three year study into the concept of information fulfilment and considers the impact of culture on levels of…
Community analysis needs ethnography: an example from Romania
Mindy Whipple, James M. NyceThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of using qualitative research methods, such as ethnography, in community analysis within the library and information…
Disability awareness training for library staff: evaluating an online module
Margaret E.S. ForrestThe purpose of this article is to explore the views of library staff on the effectiveness of an online training module in disability awareness and to evaluate the appropriateness…
Library and information service delivery in an era of change and reform: librarians and NEEDS
Charles O. OmekwuThe purpose of this study is to investigate librarians' level of responsiveness in an era of policy change and reform.