Pub Date : 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2397616
Laura K. Clark Hunt, Jennifer Elaine Steele, Stacy Creel
Librarians across the country are experiencing unprecedented acts of censorship. This study examines the recommendations from librarians on handling censorship and information that librarians wishe...
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Pub Date : 2024-07-31DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2383447
José Aguiñaga, Rebecca Stallworth
This conceptual paper introduces the joint San José State University, School of Information and Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science, IMLS grant planning project: iLead: Pr...
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Pub Date : 2024-07-09DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2375173
Helene R. Murtha, Cindy K. Schofield
In the dynamic landscape of education, homeschooling continues to offer a compelling alternative to traditional schooling. Homeschool numbers surged through the pandemic and have not decreased to p...
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Pub Date : 2024-06-25DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2367926
Jeff Wheeler
This qualitative interview study with retired staff from urban public libraries collects data about employees’ perceptions of how these institutions changed during the 1980s. Participants’ memories...
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Pub Date : 2024-06-20DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2369822
Pei-Chun Lee
This research highlights the crucial function of children’s library services in advancing literacy and competency development. It underscores the urgency for libraries to evolve beyond conventional...
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Pub Date : 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2353928
Nora Lester Murad
Published in Public Library Quarterly (Ahead of Print, 2024)
发表于《公共图书馆季刊》(2024 年提前出版)
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Pub Date : 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2358609
Sarah Barriage, Sammie Betler, Rebekah Lawler, Valerie Byrd Fort, Juniper Thorne, Vanessa Kitzie, Shannon M. Oltmann
This study sought to determine the extent to which picture books read during drag storytimes in the United States include representations of diversity. One hundred and three picture books were anal...
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Pub Date : 2024-04-18DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2341200
Shahnaz Khademizadeh, Mohammad Reza Shekari, Mansoor Koohi Rostami
The purpose of this research was to identify and rank social factors effective in transforming Iran’s public libraries into social centers and develop a conceptual model. This is a mixed research c...
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Pub Date : 2024-04-10DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2324573
Joseph R. Matthews
Published in Public Library Quarterly (Vol. 43, No. 3, 2024)
发表于《公共图书馆季刊》(第 43 卷第 3 期,2024 年)
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Pub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2024.2317073
Kamila Augustyn, Maciej Liguzinski, Dorota Siwecka
This article outlines a case study of the partnership between Polish public libraries and Legimi, a commercial distributor of digital books operating on both the trade book and library markets. Leg...
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