The identity of the contemporary public library : principles and methods of analysis, evaluation, interpretation / edited by Margarita Pérez Pulido and Maurizio Vivarelli

Date : 2016

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : anglais / English

ISBN : 978-88-6705-468-8

ISBN : 88-6705-468-6

EAN : 9788867054688

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Classification Dewey : 027.4

Pérez Pulido, Margarita (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Vivarelli, Maurizio (19..-....) (Editeur scientifique / editor)

Résumé / Abstract : The volume deals with some of the most relevant issues related to the identity of the public library and its historical, cultural, social, organizational changes, according to a comparative perspective. The topics are covered in four sections (History, Present and Future of the Public Library; Models of Analysis, Measurement, Evaluation; Complexity Challenges; Work in Progress), thus providing a wide overview of the present and the future of an institution paramount in improving people's lives.