Public library governanace : international perspectives / edited on behalf of IFLA by Edward Abbott-Halpin and Carolynn Rankin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abbott-Halpin, Edward, editor.

Rankin, Carolynn, editor.

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, issuing body.

Series:

IFLA publications ; 176.

IFLA publications ; volume 176

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public services (Libraries).

Library administration.

Information services--Management.

Information services.

Physical Description:

vii, 381 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2020]

Summary:

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

About IFLA

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Introduction: Public Library Governance and Wicked Problems

Part 1: Historical, Philosophical and Ethical Perspectives

1 Governance and History: The Direction of Public Libraries in the UK since the Second World War

2 Marx Meets Maslow: An Analytical Framework for Managing Cultural Change in Public Libraries

3 Governance of Public Library Services: How Philosophical Approaches to Service Delivery Impact on Practice

4 Corporate Governance and Public Libraries

Part 2: Practitioner Views and Public Policy

5 The Dilemmas of Governance

6 The Power of Public Space: Equal Access in an Era of Fear and Austerity

7 Public Library Board Trustees: Policy Makers, Policy Takers, or Policy Fakers?

8 Trusting in Others: The Experience of Councils Transferring Libraries to Other Organisations Since 2010

Part 3: International Perspectives

9 Library Governance in View of the Rights of the Child: The Sustainable Development Goals as Catalyst

10 The Public Library and Good Governance: Perspectives from Sierra Leone

11 The Role of Municipal Public Libraries in the E-Transformation of Turkey

12 Public Library Development Policy in Indonesia: The Present and the Future

Part 4: Impact and Evaluation

13 The Impact of Evaluation: The Use of Evidence for Decision-Making and Service Development in Public Libraries

14 Measuring Performance and Evaluating Impact of Public Libraries from a Governance Perspective

15 Public Libraries

A Global Vision

Contributors

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3110530767

9783110530766

OCLC:

1028905485