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Corina Bardoff 《期刊图书馆员》2013,64(3-4):347-360
Many public libraries have rules against strong body odor, bringing large amounts of luggage into the library, sleeping, and bathing in restrooms. These rules disproportionately affect library patrons who are experiencing homelessness. This article reviews recent literature that considers legal and social justice perspectives on homelessness and libraries, as well as the policies of four urban public library systems. Although these rules may be legal and are widely used, people without homes have no other access to information and thus have an even stronger need for the resources of public libraries than other members of the general public. The author concludes that blocking their access conflicts with the mission of public libraries to provide information to all. 相似文献
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Zablon B. Pingo 《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(1):63-84
Public libraries in Kenya were established with the aim of providing information services to the general public. The Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) is responsible for providing services through its library network across the country. In the past, to combat illiteracy, the library launched various initiatives, including mobile services and community libraries. The public libraries are in a transition period of moving from paper library services to incorporate modern digital technologies for information access. This article addresses the progress from predigital to the present, examining difficulties and challenges faced in adopting new technologies in the modern information age. 相似文献
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通过分析多年来著作权纠纷中,法院对图书馆是否侵权作出的判决结果以及判决理由和法律依据,发现图书馆在为公众提供文献信息服务过程中,因数字资源提供商或其他提供资源内容的合作方过错而被告侵权时,如果非故意亦不存在过失,一般只承担停止侵权等民事责任,不承担侵权损害赔偿责任;但在共同侵权案例中,却可能被判承担连带赔偿责任。根据相关理论和具体案例,进一步探讨图书馆如何履行合理注意义务,确保自己没有过错,以及如何在自己无能为力之处寻求立法保护。 相似文献
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Access to government information has been considered an essential element of democracy since the foundation of the American republic. Over time, the amount of government information produced has increased significantly, and the rise of e-government has made access to online government information, communication, and services equally vital to participation in society and interaction with governments. However, the outlets of free public access to government information and e-government have constricted over time, leaving public libraries as one of the only free public Internet access points in most communities. As a result, public libraries serve as a social guarantor of access to and assistance with government information and e-government services. This article first discusses the historical evolution of the means of access to government information and changes over time in responsibilities in providing such access. After exploring the interrelationships between government information and e-government, the article then details the development of the role of public libraries as guarantors of e-government access. Finally, the article examines the impacts of policy on e-government access in libraries, leading to a set of recommendations and conclusions to support the vital library roles related to e-government. 相似文献
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Shane Godbolt Jane Williamson Andrea Wilson 《Health information and libraries journal》1997,14(2):73-95
One ofthe North Thames’ pioneering consortia, the Inner London Consortium (ILC) is a complexbody which includes NHS Trusts with teaching hospital university connections, community-basedTrusts and general hospital acute Trusts. Within the consortium there are 12000 trained nurses,midwives, health visitors and other professional staff working in the professions allied to medicine(PAMs), all of whom require access to and provision of appropriate library information services. In 1994, taking into account experiences elsewhere in the Region and nationally, itbecame clear that library issues were complex and would become acute with the move of nursinglibraries from ILC Trust sites over a very short timescale. A report on the issues commissioned bythe Consortium recommended that a library project, which built on existing NHS Trust PGMDEfunded library resources and moved these to a multidisciplinary base to serve the consortiummembership, be implemented. The objective of providing access to library informationservices for nurses and PAMs was achieved. Successes that emerged from the implementationincluded: The registration in Trust libraries of almost 12000 new members within theinitial 6-month monitoring period. The development of service level agreements andstandards for the delivery of services to these new user groups. This paper describes theprocesses behind these significant and complex changes. 相似文献
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Jen Morris 《Public Library Quarterly》2013,32(2):119-123
Denver Public Library has taken an active role in providing services for people who have served time in prison or jail. The program Free to Learn focuses on providing resources and training to help ex-offenders with entering or reentering the workforce. Educating library staff on how to help felons also plays a critical role in the success of the program. This article provides information on how Denver Public Library helps ex-offenders apply for a job and respond to “the felony question.” 相似文献
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在当今老龄化社会中,公共图书馆应成为老龄者获取信息的主要机构.老龄者是有信息需求又不善于利用图书馆的人群,图书馆要使老龄者能充分了解图书馆、更好地利用图书馆.通过时老龄者利用图书馆意识与图书馆利用率的调查,分析了当前公共图书馆在为老龄者提供服务中存在的部分问题,并从改进图书馆管理、增加服务等方面提出实际建议. 相似文献
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阅读障碍症群体是一种隐性的残疾群体,高校图书馆有责任帮助这一群体平等地获取信息与服务。加拿大高校图书馆在阅读障碍症群体服务的理论与实践方面都具有一定的代表性,从管理章程的制定、服务依据的确定、部门合作的推广、特殊资源与辅助技术的提供、专业服务人员的配备、反馈信息的收集6个角度综合分析曼尼托巴大学、卡尔顿大学、布鲁克大学、滑铁卢大学4所高校图书馆阅读障碍症群体服务的实践情况,对加拿大高校图书馆阅读障碍症群体服务做出归纳总结：遵守规范和依据、重视合作和延伸、提供资源与技术、配备多方人员、重视回馈和修正。 相似文献
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Payson Library, the largest library at Pepperdine, primarily serves undergraduate students. It underwent a renovation between spring 2016 and fall 2017. Payson Library was closed during this renovation, and a Library Hub was established as a temporary service point and library information and teaching center on campus. Maintaining market share led to rolling out new services such as RAPID-ILL, repurposing a graduate campus library for increased study spaces, and reliance on a strong library liaison program. Predictably, there was a sharp reduction in patron visits, but there was success in providing reference, instruction, and access to the collections. 相似文献
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Libraries play a significant role in supplying educational and cultural services. They are important public spaces that can contribute to creating social equality by providing unlimited access to information and public spaces for the community. In this research both the traditional measures (supply-to-demand ratio and straight distance) and advanced measures (population-weighted average nearest network distance and population-weighted average two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) score) are used to assess spatial inequity in the distribution of libraries throughout Hong Kong. How accessibility has been changed after the introduction of two strategies for improvement (community and mobile libraries) is also examined, as are spatial demographic and socioeconomic characteristics associated with library provision. The results indicate that there is a substantial heterogeneity of library provision in Hong Kong. Community and mobile libraries have significantly improved the library provision in several areas, although spatial inequality remains. Areas with demographic and socioeconomic groups with lower accessibility to library services were further identified. Data at multiple geographical scales were used, and consistent findings were obtained, confirming the robustness of the results. 相似文献
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针对我国数字图书馆信息服务视角下的著作权立法在自由、正义、秩序和效率上的多元价值取向的具体体现,运用矛盾的同一性和斗争性的辩证关系原理、矛盾及其同一性和斗争性在事物发展中的作用原理、矛盾发展的不平衡性原理和量变质变规律等辩证法原理,探讨我国数字图书馆信息服务视角下的著作权立法的价值选择问题,为制定适合我国国情的数字图书馆信息服务视角下的著作权法建言献策。 相似文献
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《The Reference Librarian》2013,54(34):47-53
Penfield Library at the State University of New York College at Oswego has for many years maintained a strong commitment towards providing access to information. The traditional division between technical services and public services was de-empahsized beginning in the early 1970s, and the lines between those two divisions continue to become less and less defined. All librarians now provide reference service and are trained in basic technical services operations. This policy, which is supported by a variety of cross-training activities, enhances access to materials for library patrons and benefits library staff through supporting the freedom to pursue a variety of professional interests. 相似文献
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《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2020,46(5):102199
Research consultations continue to be a valuable service offered by academic libraries for students who are able to visit the library, however, most students enrolled in online degree programs or considering enrollment have limited access to campus services. To address this, the authors designed and tested a virtual reference consultation service in their library for distance learners and graduate students. This article outlines a practical approach for designing and initiating a virtual research consultation service pilot, providing equitable access to library services and a positive user experience for distance learners. 相似文献
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《The Reference Librarian》2013,54(67-68):299-311
Summary It is the responsibility of any institution offering distance education programs to provide library resources and services for its students. In contrast to traditional students who can find the library on a campus map and go there, distance learners need orientation in order to “find their way” to their library. Librarians must be proactive in their efforts to make the library visible and accessible to these students. Library resources and services must be made available in ways compatible with the needs of students in these programs. The processes of designing, marketing, providing and evaluating appropriate library services demand continuous outreach to the distance education community. 相似文献
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《The Reference Librarian》2013,54(69-70):119-126
Summary “Communication” is the key to providing appropriate library hours and services for adult learners, students twenty-four years of age and older. This report of a survey at Western Oregon University shows that while there are some differences, the needs of both adult learners and traditional students may be similar. Both groups have a need for a variety of library hours, especially evening and weekend hours, and for remote access to both library collections and services. 相似文献
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《Government Information Quarterly》2005,22(1):108-121
The rule of law is essential for a country's development process, providing one of the ingredients for stability in newly democratizing countries that eventually promotes strong judicial systems. Likely factors contributing to weaknesses in the judicial systems include the absence of functional legal information systems, especially the availability of judicial decisions, as well as the inability of the populace generally to access legal material and legal information. Taking Kenya as an example and using the US judicial process as a foil, this paper examines the proposition that the availability of judicial decisions in case reporters enhances democracy by increasing judicial transparency and contributing to some predictability in the law, thus enhancing the rule of law. The paper also emphasizes the crucial role that information technology and the Internet could have in advancing access to legal information. 相似文献
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“读者至上”的美国图书馆 总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0
美国的图书馆理念是重视实用、强调合作、知识和信息获取自由,为读者提供优质的服务是图书馆工作的目的。为社会提供服务过程中,全面贯彻＂以人为本＂,＂以用户为中心＂的理念,体现了读者至上的图书馆事业精神和价值,值得我们学习和借鉴。 相似文献
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The Health Science Library at University of Tennessee (UT), Memphis has taken advantage of a campuswide network for the purpose of providing enhanced access to library services. With a terminal or microcomputer, members of the UT Memphis community can use an electronic menu system to complete photocopy, interlibrary loan, and computer literature search request forms; leave messages or sign up for library workshops; use electronic mail to receive citations and abstracts from computer literature searches; use an electronic bulletin board to scan the library's new acquisitions lists, library hours, services, and policies; and use bibliographic retrieval software to search the library's locally mounted databases. Remote access to library services and electronic resources, which is available twenty-four hours a day, could potentially save users time and the institution money. Remote access, however, is intended to supplement, not to supplant or discourage, in-house library use. 相似文献
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《Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services》2002,26(1):47-59
Many libraries are currently experiencing a transition from printed to electronic collections. This transition has led to changes in collection development practices as well as in the roles of information professionals who facilitate access to information. Roles of librarians in both public and technical/access services are converging. There is a demand for a new breed of librarians who understand the entire electronic information scenario: procurement, organization, access and public services. All these come into play when making decisions and choices for meeting users’ information needs. Libraries are addressing such issues as ownership versus access, consortial access to electronic resources, licensing and authentication, surrogate versus full-text electronic resources, and integration of free Web content into collections. Librarians are challenged to embrace new ways of optimizing access to electronic resources and to explore ways to fit new technologies and innovations into traditional library structures and practices. 相似文献