1. Public Libraries, Evaluation, and E-government.
- Author
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Snead, John T.
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PUBLIC libraries , *INTERNET in public administration , *LIBRARY evaluation , *LIBRARIES & the Internet , *INTERNET access for library users , *DIGITAL divide , *LIBRARY education - Abstract
The article looks at the role of public libraries in providing access to government information in the U.S. It outlines the shift that has occurred in government information from print to digital formats and discusses challenges this poses to libraries, including inadequate Internet access capacity. It looks at various approaches to evaluating library services. Other topics include the digital divide and library and information science (LIS) education.
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- 2014
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