***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.
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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