Vol. 38 No. 117 (2014): Special issue: public libraries

Published: 2014-06-07

Editorial

Editorial

John Crawford

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Refereed Research Articles

"You don’t come to the library to look at porn and stuff like that": Filtering software in public libraries

Louise Cooke, Rachel Spacey, Claire Creaser, Adrienne Muir

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Public libraries in the "age of austerity": income generation and public library ethos

Hartwig Pautz, Alan Poulter

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"The love in the room": Evaluating the National Year of Reading in an Australian public library

Sue Reynolds, Bernadette Welch

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Using social media to create a participatory library service: an Australian study

Kathleen Smeaton, Kate Davis

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Reports

Spreading the word: how public libraries are helping to extend digital inclusion

Lindsay McKrell

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The Ever-Changing World of Libraries: Six Years of “Treffpunkt Bibliothek” (“Meeting Point Library”)

Maiken Hagemeister, Guido Jansen

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Book Reviews

TITANGOS, Hui-Lan H. Local communities in the era of social media technologies: a global approach. Oxford: Chandos. 2013.

Leo Appleton

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RANKIN, Carolyn and BROCK, Avril (eds.) Library Services for Children and Young People: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age. London: Facet. 2012.

Louise Ellis-Barrett

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HYDER, Eileen. Reading groups, libraries and social inclusion: experiences of blind and partially sighted people. Farnham: Ashgate. 2013.

Fiona MacLellan

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MCCORMACK, Nancy and COTTER, Catherine. Managing burnout in the workplace: a guide for information professionals. Oxford: Chandos Publishing. 2013.

Sarah Wolfenden

96-97
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