Understanding Public Libraries [electronic resource] : Management, Leadership and Ideology
John Pateman2024
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Understanding Public Libraries: Management, Leadership and Ideology sets out a
robust new analytical framework for understanding, managing and supporting
public libraries. Drawing on the ideas of Marx and Maslow and their theories of
dialectical materialism and cultural hegemony, experienced library leader John
Pateman presents how this framework can be used in public libraries to create
change and ensure their survival in the future.
Identifying three models of the public library – Management, Leadership and
Ideology – the analysis from this book can be strategically employed to create
an evidence base to demonstrate the social value of public libraries, which in
turn can be used to defend the public library against financial cuts and create
a business case for investment in public libraries, to ensure they are well
funded and sustainable into the future.
Essential reading for practitioners, students and researchers in the library and
information sciences, the ideolog...
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Author:
John Pateman, Author
Imprint:
London United Kingdom : Facet Publishing, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
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Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781783306855
Language:
English
BRN:
529491
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |