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1 – 10 of 132Several factors have led me to believe that we are rapidly becoming a profession that can be divided into Two Tribes — those working in the Inner Cities and those working…
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Several factors have led me to believe that we are rapidly becoming a profession that can be divided into Two Tribes — those working in the Inner Cities and those working elsewhere. And the chances of moving from one sector to the other are becoming increasingly slender.
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Sets down a powerful and passionate argument about social exclusion and ways to combat class, race and discrimination in a paper prepared for a conference presentation to the…
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Sets down a powerful and passionate argument about social exclusion and ways to combat class, race and discrimination in a paper prepared for a conference presentation to the Library Association Public Libraries Group. Suggests that if librarians have not experienced exclusion or worked with excluded people then the next best action is to read. Gives examples of relevant titles.
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Addresses a number of issues concerning racial discrimination in UK public libraries. It examines Black librarianship in the UK in 2001; records the development of the Quality…
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Addresses a number of issues concerning racial discrimination in UK public libraries. It examines Black librarianship in the UK in 2001; records the development of the Quality Leaders Project which focuses on policy development, management and leadership issues in the context of Black workers and community needs; and discusses the potential contribution of this approach.
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Dear Mr Pettman Whilst John Pateman has every right to promote LIWO (Library and Information Workers Organization) as a group of young and so‐called progressive librarians. I…
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Dear Mr Pettman Whilst John Pateman has every right to promote LIWO (Library and Information Workers Organization) as a group of young and so‐called progressive librarians. I seriously object to his negative caricature of SAILIS (The South African Institute for Librarianship and Information Science).
When Library School Directors are next considering changes to their courses may I suggest the following additions: accountancy skills and retail sales management. Much of the time…
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When Library School Directors are next considering changes to their courses may I suggest the following additions: accountancy skills and retail sales management. Much of the time of a professional librarian can be spent accounting for every penny that is taken from the public. And these days this can amount to a tidy sum. Not only are there ever increasing fines and local histories to be sold, but fringe items such as children's badges, plastic bags and pencils. More dubious still are those non‐library sales functions bolted on to our traditional duties simply because we are a public service. Concert ticket sales, for example, are explained away as a legitimate municipal function.
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SHEILA MCCULLOUGH, JOHN PATEMAN and Ian Snowley
This article presents some impressions of open learning gained by students enrolled with the Library and Information Science Open Learning Project, based at Telford College in…
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This article presents some impressions of open learning gained by students enrolled with the Library and Information Science Open Learning Project, based at Telford College in Edinburgh. First, it is useful to give a brief description of the Project, its clientèle and the courses available.
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Dave Muddiman, Shiraz Durrani, John Pateman, Martin Dutch, Rebecca Linley and John Vincent
The executive summary of the report of an 18‐month research project on public library policy and social exclusion based at Leeds Metropolitan University and conducted in…
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The executive summary of the report of an 18‐month research project on public library policy and social exclusion based at Leeds Metropolitan University and conducted in partnership with the London Borough of Merton (Libraries), Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Services, and John Vincent, an independent consultant. Briefly describes the background to the research and gives a summary of the study findings and the main conclusions and recommendations. The study examines the context of social exclusion and the nature of the problems facing public libraries and other public institutions in tackling disadvantage.
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Shiraz Durrani, John Pateman and Naila Durrani
Describes the establishment and work of the Black and minority Ethnic Stock Group (BSG) in Hackney libraries. The BSG was an attempt to involve black staff, at all levels in the…
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Describes the establishment and work of the Black and minority Ethnic Stock Group (BSG) in Hackney libraries. The BSG was an attempt to involve black staff, at all levels in the library service, in the selection of stock for the black community. As a first step, 25 per cent of the stock fund was allocated to the purchase of black stock. This helped to make up for historical underfunding and was part of a longer term strategy to match library resources to the community profile. The BSG was a successful experiment in staff empowerment and led to the selection of stock which was relevant to the black community.
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Provides a bibliography of materials about Cuba and the Cuban Revolution published in the UK, Australia, Cuba, and the USA. Lists solidarity organizations, publishers and works by…
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Provides a bibliography of materials about Cuba and the Cuban Revolution published in the UK, Australia, Cuba, and the USA. Lists solidarity organizations, publishers and works by and about people who lived in Cuba before and after the Revolution. Aims to be of use to students of modern history, Latin America, and revolutionary politics.
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This article emphasises the importance placed on libraries since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China: their role as a link between government and people, their…
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This article emphasises the importance placed on libraries since the establishment of the People’s Republic of China: their role as a link between government and people, their economic and political functions and importance in relation to modernisation. The Shanghai Public Library is an outstanding example of China’s commitment to libraries in the context of social construction.
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