A New History Of The English Public Library
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A New History Of The English Public Library
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Author : Alistair Black
language : en
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Release Date : 1996
A New History Of The English Public Library written by Alistair Black and has been published by Burns & Oates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
A history of the public library in England, providing an account of the social and intellectual contexts in which the institution developed in the years 1850-1914, including social control, technical education, economic decline, middle-class failure and the social causes of architectural style.
Libraries Of Light
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Author : Alistair Black
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Libraries Of Light written by Alistair Black and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
For the first hundred years or so of their history, public libraries in Britain were built in an array of revivalist architectural styles. This backward-looking tradition was decisively broken in the 1960s as many new libraries were erected up and down the country. In this new Routledge book, Alistair Black argues that the architectural modernism of the post-war years was symptomatic of the age’s spirit of renewal. In the 1960s, public libraries truly became ‘libraries of light’, and Black further explains how this phrase not only describes the shining new library designs – with their open-plan, decluttered, Scandinavian-inspired designs – but also serves as a metaphor for the public library’s role as a beacon of social egalitarianism and cultural universalism. A sequel to Books, Buildings and Social Engineering (2009), Black's new book takes his fascinating story of the design of British public libraries into the era of architectural modernism.
Books Buildings And Social Engineering
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Author : Alistair Black
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Books Buildings And Social Engineering written by Alistair Black and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Public libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book thus includes a study of what is happening to these historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.
Public Libraries
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Author : Thomas Greenwood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Public Libraries written by Thomas Greenwood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Libraries categories.
The English Public Library 1850 1939
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Author : Simon Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The English Public Library 1850 1939 written by Simon Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Library buildings categories.
This short guide provides an introduction to the history and development of library buildings, complementing an already-published guide to later libraries --
The English Public Library 1850 1939
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Author : Simon Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07-29
The English Public Library 1850 1939 written by Simon Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-29 with Architecture categories.
Among the many important political and social reforms of the mid 19th century concerning working conditions, public health and education was the Public Libraries Act of 1850. However, while this allowed municipal boroughs in England and Wales to establish public libraries, few were built until Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee in 1887 precipitated the setting up of several dozen. During the 1880s and 90s private philanthropy saw the construction of a vast number of small and medium sized libraries, and by 1914, 62 per cent of the England's population lived within a library authority area. This selection guide looks at the external architecture of the libraries built under these and later initiatives, and how they were fitted out and used as access to their book-stock was opened up to readers.
Before The Public Library
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Author : Mark Towsey
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-10-23
Before The Public Library written by Mark Towsey and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-23 with History categories.
Before the Public Library explores the emergence of community-based lending libraries in the Atlantic World in the two centuries before the advent of the Public Library movement in the mid-nineteenth century through essays by eighteen leading scholars.
Public Library Governance
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Author : Edward Abbott-Halpin
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2020-09-07
Public Library Governance written by Edward Abbott-Halpin and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-07 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Major changes in public libraries throughout the world have led to an increased focus on governance issues. Forging successful futures for public libraries depends on effective governance. This book defines governance and examines its many facets in relation to public library provision internationally, differentiating governance from the policies, processes and practices of public libraries. The perspectives of leaders, practitioners, researchers, decision makers, and service users are presented, offering a variety of views from the past, the present and potential approaches in the future. Decision-making and the roles of decision makers involved in governance are explored. Prominent figures from the public library community throughout the world have contributed their knowledge and experience. Wicked problems facing the public library sector are identified and the varying approaches adopted internationally to deal with them are outlined. There are many practitioner and professional practice issues associated with provision of libraries and views on library usage and delivery vary according to user and practitioner standpoints. Globally diverse content provides directions for the future development of public libraries and for dealing with the emerging challenges facing the library world.
Part Of Our Lives
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Author : Wayne A. Wiegand
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2015
Part Of Our Lives written by Wayne A. Wiegand and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with HISTORY categories.
Challenges conventional thinking and top-down definitions, instead drawing on the library user's perspective to argue that the public library's most important function is providing commonplace reading materials and public space. Challenges a professional ethos about public libraries and their responsibilities to fight censorship and defend intellectual freedom. Demonstrates that the American public library has been (with some notable exceptions) a place that welcomed newcomers, accepted diversity, and constructed community since the end of the 19th century. Shows how stories that cultural authorities have traditionally disparaged- i.e. books that are not "serious"- have often been transformative for public library users.
The Public Library
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Author : David McMenemy
language : en
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Release Date : 2009
The Public Library written by David McMenemy and has been published by Facet Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Public libraries have changed beyond anyone's predictions in the past ten years and are at a vital stage in their historical development. This timely book is the first standalone text to examine the role and services of the UK public library in the 21st century context. The book discusses the nature and functions of the modern public library service, from its beginnings as the street-corner university, through its delivery of state-of-the-art services and beyond. At the heart of the book is a passionate argument for the professional and public significance of the public library service. The key chapters are: public libraries: the modern context historical development of public libraries equity of access cultural and leisure roles information, advice and informed citizenship lifelong learning the impact of ICT management, governance and budgeting issues performance measurement and evaluation professional and staffing issues marketing, branding and buildings the public library of tomorrow. Readership: Of interest to all students and researchers of library and information science, as well as professionals in public libraries, this book is an advocacy tool for an essential service consistently under pressure.