Thesis (A.M.L.S.)--University of Michigan, 1948.

This study examines the role public libraries play in creating social capital within communities. Two sets of public libraries were selected based on their being geographically located in areas of high or low social capital. These libraries were then contacted by phone to determine whether they had wireless Internet or a café on the premises. Libraries which possessed these traits were totaled according to their level of social capital. The data was then compared to population and circulation information for the areas served by each library or library system. The results indicate that having a café and/or wireless Internet can significantly impact a community’s use of the library, though in some cases this relationship is weaker.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Mar. 17, 2010). Thesis advisor: Suzanne Allard. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

The diploma thesis deals with the issue of borrowing and information services in different types of libraries in the Pilsen region, extended of a preview about the current state of borrowing and information services in selected libraries abroad. Next topic of the theoretical part of the thesis is human resource management in libraries in Czech republic. The research part of the thesis compares borrowing and information services and human resources management in different types of libraries in Pilsen region. The aim of the analysis was to find problematic areas of the providing direct services in libraries in terms of organization and management of human resources. The research was carried out by semi- structured interviews with managers responsible for direct library services. Key words Libraries, public library and information services, library laws, management, Pilsen Region

The aim of this thesis is a formal and content analysis of thejournal Čtenář in 1960 - 1989. The work used the method of content analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction. The introductory chapter describes the general information relating to the national library journal, which is based on more than 60 years. The following chapter is dedicated to the history of Czech Librarianship during the analyzed period. The third chapter presents an analysis of the formal structure of the journal Čtenář. It focuses not only on the graphic design of the journal, but especially on the composition of the editorial board and the authors contributing to the journal. The core work is a content analysis of the journal Čtenář, which is located on the 4th and 5th chapter. The work presents an overview of topics dealt with in the journal over thirty years. Part of the work is an alphabetical name index of all the authors who contributed to the journal. Result of this work is to evaluate one period of development the Czech librarianship, as it was reported in the national library journal.

Nach fast dreijähriger Sanierung öffnete die Leipziger Stadtbibliothek ihre Türen und auch die neue Fahrbibliothek präsentierte sich. Am 26. Oktober wurde die Stadtbibliothek mit einem Festakt feierlich eröffnet. Die ehemalige Präsidentin des Deutschen Bundestages, Rita Süssmuth, hielt die Festrede und prophezeite der Stadtbibliothek reichlich Besucher. Damit traf sie ins Schwarze. Am Eröffnungswochenende, 27./28. Oktober, kamen fast 6.000 Besucher in die Bibliothek, um sich umzuschauen, auszuleihen, zu lesen, Musik zu hören oder an Veranstaltungen teilzunehmen. Entliehen wurden über 16.000 Medien, außerdem auch über 6.700 Medien zurück gegeben. Mehr als 300 Besuchern gefiel die Bibliothek so gut, dass sie sich gleich anmeldeten.

In the new Library Act of 2014, it is stated that public library supply should be characterized by quality. To investigate what this means for the library, I do a functional analysis of ideas of librarians' views on quality and how they work with purchasing, weeding and mediation. I have chosen to limit the essay to fiction for adults in Swedish public libraries. By combining the basal idea analysis, where I investigate librarians' ideas about quality, with an operational analysis of ideas, where I examine the effects librarians' quality ideas get for the daily work, Iwant to find out the librarians' quality ideals. The material I analyze consists of 18 questionnaires, filled out by librarians with responsibility for purchasing and / or thinning in libraries across Sweden. The analysis is done with an analytical schedule, that consists of a number of opposing ideal types taken from previous research on quality, purchasing, thinning or mediation. In this way I want to show how librarians quality idea and practical work relate to previous quality ideas and ways of working. The result shows two in many ways opposing ideas of quality: craftsmanship, where quality sits in the work's aesthetic, and impact on the reader, where quality arrisis in the meeting with the reader. Put in context, idea number one can be seen in quality definitions where quality is seen as relatively objective, where experts best can judge a work's quality. The second quality idea is often associated with a user-defined and subjective quality. One can also see how it is a special kind of impact, development, that is associated with quality. If we look instead at the operational analysis we can see how librarians, especially in the work of purchasing, promote the popular, both in terms of authors, titles and genres. The librarians purchase a lot on demand and use circulation figures to see what needs to be purchased: that which it lent much. Popularity rather than quality is what decides what should be purchased, except for literature of very low quality that is not bought at all. Also in weeding circulation figures is used; even though literature of very high quality is moved to the magazine instead of beeing weeded. Regarding the mediation of literature, librarians to some extent try to lead their users toward literature of higher quality, but they are careful not to judge neither reader or literature. When giving advice on literature, it is from one reader to another. It is important that the readers themselves choose what and how they want to read. User influence is what steer the work of purchase, weeding and mediation. The librarians quality ideas only to a very limited extent influence the librarians practical work, why I believe that it is impossible to speak of a quality ideal. Instead I want to describe the librarians' way of thinking about the library's literature as a value ideal. Furthermore, I would call the librarians value ideal a customer-driven value ideal, where the user is seen as an enlightened and well-informed customer with both the right and the knowledge to determine what the library should purchase and prioritize. This is a two years master’s thesis in Archive, Library and Museum studies.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Woman's University, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Texas Woman's University, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references.

Dieser Gedanke ist zugegebenermaßen nicht neu. Zwischen den Jahren 1967 und 1999 gab es in der Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz bereits einen Bereich „Soziale Bibliotheksarbeit“. Die Stadtbibliothek lieferte Bücherkisten an Privathaushalte, soziale Einrichtungen, Kindergärten und Horte. Mit über 1.000 „Hausbibliotheken“ konnte sie ein großflächiges Netz entwickeln. Im Rahmen einer Haushaltskonsolidierung der Stadt Chemnitz musste 1999 der Bereich „Soziale Bibliotheksarbeit“ aufgelöst werden. Anfang 2012 startete in der Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz das Projekt „Mobiler Lieferservice“. Hierbei geht es um die Rückbesinnung auf die elementare Verantwortung einer demokratischen Gesellschaft, all ihren Mitgliedern Zugang zu Information zu verschaffen und sie somit in das gesellschaftliche Leben einzubinden. Der Lions Club Chemnitz Schmidt-Rottluff unterstützte dieses Projekt mit einer großzügigen Anschubfinanzierung. [...]