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Fishing with grenades or greening the mind Value, values and municipal libraries for the new millennium

Fishing with grenades or greening the mind Value, values and municipal libraries for the new... Looking at the value of public libraries in society, this paper discusses actual potential and unrealised value in the Australian context. Value is analysed in relation to an increasingly competitive environment, and with particular reference to library collections and their enduring place in the services provided by libraries. In addition, measuring library performance is stressed as a significant factor in determining the value of libraries. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Libraries Emerald Publishing

Fishing with grenades or greening the mind Value, values and municipal libraries for the new millennium

Jennifer Cram
Asian Libraries , Volume 8 (12): 14 – Dec 1, 1999
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Emerald Publishing
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Copyright © 1999 MCB UP Ltd. All rights reserved.
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1017-6748
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10.1108/10176749910303504
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Abstract

Looking at the value of public libraries in society, this paper discusses actual potential and unrealised value in the Australian context. Value is analysed in relation to an increasingly competitive environment, and with particular reference to library collections and their enduring place in the services provided by libraries. In addition, measuring library performance is stressed as a significant factor in determining the value of libraries.

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Asian Libraries – Emerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 1999

Keywords: Public libraries; Performance measurement; Australia; Collection management; Evaluation

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