UK: Just Released: “A New Chapter – Public Library Services in the 21st Century”
A new report released by the Carnegie UK Trust.
From the News Release
The Trust argues that public libraries can’t stand still in a changing world. Library services and buildings need to respond to the challenges and opportunities of reduced public spending, the digital age, and changes in lifestyles.
Primary Materials
- Fact Sheets For Each Jurisdiction
Coverage
The Carnegie UK Trust said in a report that libraries were at a “crossroads”.
The warning came as an Ipsos-Mori poll conducted for the trust suggested 76% of Scots thought libraries were still important or essential to their community.
It also suggested 61% of Scots used a library at least once in the past year.
“Half of Irish people use libraries” (via Irish Times)
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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