Public Libraries and Technical Education

Information literacy in public libraries from the perspective of public libraries’ policymakers; an exploratory study

Purpose: The present paper aims to conduct an exploratory study on the status of information literacy in upstream documents and curriculums of Iran public libraries institutions for public libraries. Methodology: This is a developmental exploratory-qualitative study in terms of purpose. Research data were collected using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with policymakers and officials of p...

Analysis the privacy statement of the American Public Libraries and provide privacy statement for public libraries in Iran

Aim: The purpose of this study was to review the privacy statement of the American top public libraries and provide privacy statement for users of public libraries in Iran. Method: The research method is a combination of descriptive survey and Delphi library. The research community consisted of 25 American public libraries based on the rankings of the American Library Association's libraries. T...

"Arsenals of scientific and technical information": Public Technical Libraries in Britain during and Immediately after World War I

Although from its inception in 1850 the public library in Britain displayed an economic dimension, attempting to respond in relatively general ways to technical, scientific, industrial, and commercial needs, it was not until the First World War that the institution’s “materialist” role achieved anything like the standing of its traditional sociocultural function. The war generated a series of e...

The Future of Technical Libraries

Technical libraries are currently experiencing very rapid change. In the near future their mission will change, their physical nature will change, and the skills of their employees will change. While some will not be able to make these changes, and will fail, others will lead us into a new era.

Public Libraries and Human Rights