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9780081011102 English 0081011105 "Overcoming Information Poverty" considers the role of public libraries in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion, using a three-level information poverty framework. The book proposes a model for understanding the concept of "information poverty," develops indicators for its measurement, and provides recommendations for service improvement based on analysis of public library services at macro (strategic), meso (community) and micro (individual) levels. The topic is of theoretical and practical importance when considering the changing role of public libraries today. The boo is the first time a macro, meso and micro model of information poverty indicators has been developed and applied to illustrate the impact of public libraries at strategic, community and personal levels. Stimulates thinking and debate on information poverty and how it may be addressed by public libraries, education departments, and governmentsUses case studies, to investigate how information poverty can be tackled at the macro, meso and micro level Focuses on how strategic policies to reduce information poverty, filter through to community-based interventions within branch librariesDiscusses mixed methods, using quantitative and qualitative data, surveys, interviews and focus groups with library users and non-users, to conduct a three-level investigation of information poverty., "Overcoming Information Poverty: Investigating the Role of Public Libraries in The Twenty-First Century "considers the role of public libraries in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion, using a three-level information poverty framework. The book proposes a model for understanding the concept of information poverty, develops indicators for its measurement, and provides recommendations for service improvement based on analysis of public library services at macro (strategic), meso (community) and micro (individual) levels. The topic is of theoretical and practical importance when considering the changing role of public libraries today. The book is the first time a macro, meso, and micro model of information poverty indicators has been developed and applied to illustrate the impact of public libraries at strategic, community, and personal levels. Stimulates thinking and debate on information poverty and how it may be addressed by public libraries, education departments, and governmentsUses case studies to investigate how information poverty can be tackled at the macro, meso, and micro levelFocuses on how strategic policies to reduce information poverty filter through to community-based interventions within branch librariesDiscusses mixed methods, using quantitative and qualitative data, surveys, interviews, and focus groups with library users and non-users, to conduct a three-level investigation of information poverty, Public libraries play an important role in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion. This book explores this role using a three-level information poverty framework. It proposes a model for understanding the concept of information poverty, develops indicators for measuring it and provides recommendations for improving services based on an analysis of public library services at the macro (strategic), meso (community) and micro (individual) levels. The topic is of theoretical and practical importance when considering the challenges and the changing role of public libraries today. Here for the first time, macro, meso and micro models of information poverty indicators are developed and applied to illustrate the impact of public libraries at the strategic, community and personal levels. Book jacket.
9780081011102 English 0081011105 "Overcoming Information Poverty" considers the role of public libraries in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion, using a three-level information poverty framework. The book proposes a model for understanding the concept of "information poverty," develops indicators for its measurement, and provides recommendations for service improvement based on analysis of public library services at macro (strategic), meso (community) and micro (individual) levels. The topic is of theoretical and practical importance when considering the changing role of public libraries today. The boo is the first time a macro, meso and micro model of information poverty indicators has been developed and applied to illustrate the impact of public libraries at strategic, community and personal levels. Stimulates thinking and debate on information poverty and how it may be addressed by public libraries, education departments, and governmentsUses case studies, to investigate how information poverty can be tackled at the macro, meso and micro level Focuses on how strategic policies to reduce information poverty, filter through to community-based interventions within branch librariesDiscusses mixed methods, using quantitative and qualitative data, surveys, interviews and focus groups with library users and non-users, to conduct a three-level investigation of information poverty., "Overcoming Information Poverty: Investigating the Role of Public Libraries in The Twenty-First Century "considers the role of public libraries in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion, using a three-level information poverty framework. The book proposes a model for understanding the concept of information poverty, develops indicators for its measurement, and provides recommendations for service improvement based on analysis of public library services at macro (strategic), meso (community) and micro (individual) levels. The topic is of theoretical and practical importance when considering the changing role of public libraries today. The book is the first time a macro, meso, and micro model of information poverty indicators has been developed and applied to illustrate the impact of public libraries at strategic, community, and personal levels. Stimulates thinking and debate on information poverty and how it may be addressed by public libraries, education departments, and governmentsUses case studies to investigate how information poverty can be tackled at the macro, meso, and micro levelFocuses on how strategic policies to reduce information poverty filter through to community-based interventions within branch librariesDiscusses mixed methods, using quantitative and qualitative data, surveys, interviews, and focus groups with library users and non-users, to conduct a three-level investigation of information poverty, Public libraries play an important role in alleviating information poverty and targeting social exclusion. This book explores this role using a three-level information poverty framework. It proposes a model for understanding the concept of information poverty, develops indicators for measuring it and provides recommendations for improving services based on an analysis of public library services at the macro (strategic), meso (community) and micro (individual) levels. The topic is of theoretical and practical importance when considering the challenges and the changing role of public libraries today. Here for the first time, macro, meso and micro models of information poverty indicators are developed and applied to illustrate the impact of public libraries at the strategic, community and personal levels. Book jacket.