The Identity of the Contemporary Public Library : Principles and Methods of Analysis, Evaluation, Interpretation / / Margarita Pérez Pulido, Maurizio Vivarelli

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910136999203321
• Autore: Abadal Ernest
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milano, : Ledizioni, 2019
• ISBN: 88-5526-003-0; 88-6705-490-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (126 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CookeJennifer; Di DomenicoGiovanni; FaggiolaniChiara; GiglioIlaria; González-TeruelAurora; MaioranoMaria; PaganoMaria; Pérez PulidoMargarita; PolisettiMaria Senatore; SalarelliAlberto; SolimineGiovanni; TranielloPaolo; VivarelliMaurizio
• Soggetti: Public libraries
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: 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