Overview

What is the future of libraries? This question is frequently posed, with widespread research into the social and economic impact of libraries. Newspapers play an important role in forming public perceptions, but how do newspapers present libraries, their past, present and future? Nobody has yet taken the press to task on the quantity and quality of articles on libraries, however Libraries and Public Perception does just this, through comparative textual analysis of newspapers in Europe. After a comprehensive and useful introductory chapter, the book consists of the following five chapters: Wondering about the future of libraries; Measuring the value of libraries; Libraries in the newspapers; Contemporary challenges and public perception; Which library model from the newspapers: a synthesis.

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Author:   Anna Galluzzi (Biblioteca del Senato, Italy)
Publisher:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Chandos Publishing (Oxford) Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781843347446

ISBN 10:   184334744
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   18 August 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of figures About the author Acknowledgements 1: Wondering about the future of libraries Abstract The debate among scientists and professionals The current situation Why this book? Why now? 2: Measuring the value of libraries Abstract The methods to assess the social and economic impact of libraries An alternative method: the analysis of the press Scope and methodology of the research 3: Libraries in the newspapers Abstract Are libraries a ‘hot’ topic? Emerging issues and general perception Synthesis of the quantitative analysis Stories and threads 4: Contemporary challenges and public perception Abstract Looking from the inside and outside Libraries and knowledge Libraries and welfare Libraries and the digital revolution: impact on libraries and public perception 5: Which library model from the newspapers: a synthesis Abstract Threats and opportunities for future libraries Recommendations to librarians References Index

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...interesting reading for anyone seeking an evidence-based understanding of the public perception of libraries. --Australian Library Journal, Libraries and Public Perception

Author Information

Anna Galluzzi graduated from the University of Tuscia in Viterbo in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Specialization for Archivists and Librarians, in 1997. She then went on to receive a Degree in Library and Information Science at the University of Rome “La Sapienza, a Master (MSc) in Management of Library and Information Services at the University of Aberystwyth in Wales, and a PhD in Library Science at the University of Udine.Since 2003, she has been working as Parliamentary Administrator and Librarian at the Senate Library in Rome. Prior to that, she was contract professor in Library and Information Science and Library Management at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, as well as teacher in professional classes and speaker at many national and international conferences. In addition to numerous articles and papers, she is the author of the following books: La valutazione delle biblioteche pubbliche. Dati e metodologie delle indagini in Italia. Firenze, Olschki, 1999; Biblioteche e cooperazione. Modelli, strumenti, esperienze in Italia. Milano: Editrice Bibliografica, 2004; Biblioteche per la città. Nuove prospettive di un servizio pubblico. Roma: Carocci, 2009; and Libraries and public perception. A comparative analysis of the European Press. Elsevier, Chandos Publishing, 2014.

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