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

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 policy processes on public libraries and the ways in which they are able to serve their communities, explaining the complex current circumstances and offering strategies for effectively creating a better future for public libraries.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
List of Figures and Tables
Preface
Chapter 1: Politics, Policies, and Public Libraries
Chapter 2: The Development of Public Libraries as a Public Good in the United States
Chapter 3: The Evolution of Policies Affecting Public Libraries in the Unites States
Chapter 4: Prevailing Governance and Economic Ideologies
Chapter 5: Changes in Public Libraries and Changes in Communities
Chapter 6: Engagement and Valuation of the Public Good
Chapter 7: Demonstrating Library Value and Advocating for Support
Chapter 8: The Public Library in the Local Political Process
References
About the Authors

About the author

By Paul T. Jaeger; Ursula Gorham; John Carlo Bertot and Lindsay C. Sarin

Product details

• Authors: John Carlo Bertot, Bertot John Carlo, Ursula Gorham, Paul T. Jaeger, Paul T. Bertot Jaeger, Paul T. Gorham Jaeger, Jaeger Paul T., Lindsay C. Sarin, Sarin Lindsay C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2014
• EAN: 9781442233461
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3346-1
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Library and information services, Central / national / federal government policies, Library, archive and information management, Central government policies, Public libraries, Library, Archive & Information Management