Apologies for cross-posting.
Library and Information Research has just published a Special Issue on public libraries, guest edited by John Crawford, at http://www.lirgjournal.org.uk. We invite you to review the Table of Contents here and then visit our web site to view articles and items of interest.
Angharad Roberts
Library and Information Research
Vol 38, No 117 (2014): Special issue: public libraries
Table of Contents
http://www.lirgjournal.org.uk/lir/ojs/index.php/lir/issue/view/68
Editorial
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Editorial (1-4)
John Crawford
Refereed Research Articles
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"You don’t come to the library to look at porn and stuff like that": Filtering software in public libraries (5-19)
Louise Cooke, Rachel Spacey, Claire Creaser, Adrienne Muir
Public libraries in the "age of austerity": income generation and public library ethos (20-36)
Hartwig Pautz, Alan Poulter
"The love in the room": Evaluating the National Year of Reading in an Australian public library (37-53)
Sue Reynolds, Bernadette Welch
Using social media to create a participatory library service: an Australian study (54-76)
Kathleen Smeaton, Kate Davis
Reports
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Spreading the word: how public libraries are helping to extend digital inclusion (77-84)
Lindsay McKrell
The Ever-Changing World of Libraries: Six Years of “Treffpunkt Bibliothek” (“Meeting Point Library”) (85-88)
Maiken Hagemeister, Guido Jansen
Book Reviews
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TITANGOS, Hui-Lan H. Local communities in the era of social media technologies: a global approach. Oxford: Chandos. 2013. (89-90)
Leo Appleton
RANKIN, Carolyn and BROCK, Avril (eds.) Library Services for Children and Young People: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age. London: Facet. 2012. (91-92)
Louise Ellis-Barrett
HYDER, Eileen. Reading groups, libraries and social inclusion: experiences of blind and partially sighted people. Farnham: Ashgate. 2013. (93-95)
Fiona MacLellan
MCCORMACK, Nancy and COTTER, Catherine. Managing burnout in the workplace: a guide for information professionals. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. 2013. (96-97)
Sarah Wolfenden
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