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2010
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| Broadley, R. |
An investigation into Yorkshire public library outreach projects aimed at homeless people |
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Public library, homeless, outreach |
| Frances, E. |
The perceived importance of reading and book knowledge among public library staff |
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Reading, public library staff, fiction, reader development |
| Fuidge, V. |
The role of the music specialist librarian |
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Music librarianship, music libraries |
| Holberry, K. |
How can public libraries engage with an ageing population? A case study of Calderdale Library Service |
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Public libraries, elderly, ageing, Calderdale |
| Kistell, T. |
Adult learning in Derbyshire Libraries, 2006-2009: the learner experience |
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Adult learning, adult literacy, Derbyshire |
| Laughton, C. |
What is the extent and value of reminiscence work in public libraries, and what are the possibilities regarding collaboration with archives, museums and the health and care sectors in this area? |
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Reminiscence, public library, archives, museums, health sector, care sector |
| Midgley, A. |
The value of IT access in the library and information services of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster |
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IT access, public library, Doncaster |
| O'Reilly, M. |
The Sheffield Cathedral oral history project: an investigation into the librarian’s role in oral history |
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Oral history, public libraries |
| Smith, L. |
‘A cradle of democracy’: democratic engagement and public libraries |
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Democratic engagement, democracy, public library |
| Wyatt, A. |
A portrait of disability in children’s fiction: the availability and promotion of such resources in public libraries |
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Disability, children's fiction, availability, promotion |
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2009
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| Ashford, L. |
How successful was the National Year of Reading's impact in Sheffield Public Libraries? |
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Reading, Sheffield Libraries, National Year of Reading |
| Caddy, E. |
An investigation into the opinions of public library staff on how and where a graphic, comic and cartoon collection should be shelved. |
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Graphic Novel, comics, cartoons, public libraries |
| Evans, P. |
Should public libraries do more to promote audio books to children? |
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Audio books, children, promotion |
| Manecke, U. |
Bibliotherapy: the restorative power of reading. |
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Bibliotherapy, health, public libraries |
| Nguyen, A-H. |
The impact of reader's block on reading groups. |
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Reading, readers' groups, public libraries |
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2008
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| Barton, C. |
Investigating HIV/AIDS information in UK public libraries. |
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HIV/AIDS, public libraries |
| Field, P. |
An examination of adult literacy materials and schemes in English prisons, and the role of the prison library in their provision and evaluation. |
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Adult literacy and learning, prisons and prison libraries |
| Garland, R. |
Engaging lapsed users. |
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Teenagers, young adults, lapsed users |
| Jenkins, D. |
Innovation in public library services for young people. |
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Innovation, young people, promotion |
| McGing, E. |
What is the level of satisfaction of users of public libraries in their role as providers of leisure? |
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Public libraries and leisure, user satisfaction |
| Nakano, Y. |
The effectiveness of stock selection policy and practice for children and young people in promoting intercultural understanding. |
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Stock selection, children and young people, diversity, intercultural understanding |
| Neill, M. |
Graphic novels - the young man's superhero, or the library's contemporary villain: an illuminatory study into the thoughts and feelings of young men when discussing the suitability of graphic novels in the library. |
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Graphic novels, male readers |
| Puzey, S. |
How successfully does Burngreave Bookstart project meet the needs of a diverse community? |
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Bookstart, social inclusion, diversity, family reading |
| Rolland, L. |
Reading for teens who don't read. |
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Reading, teenagers, young adults |
| Stannard, T. |
The guardians of children's literature? A study into the attitudes of public library staff and parents regarding issues of censorship of children's books. |
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Censorship, ethics, children's literature |
| Syed, M. |
Recognition and empathy: the portrayal of the British-Indian community in English language fiction, and library selection and promotion of such fiction. |
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Empathy, social inclusion, British-Indian, fiction selection, fiction promotion. |
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2007
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| Brewster, E. |
'Medicine for the Soul.' Bibliotherapy and the Public Library. |
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Bibliotherapy, books on prescription, mental health, self-help |
| Chapman, E. |
Provision of LGBT-related fiction to children and young people in public libraries. |
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LGBT, children, young people, sexuality, fiction, attitudes |
| Dolman, K. |
How are Public Libraries supporting the Literacy Agenda, specifically for Children and Young People, through Reader Development activities? A case study of one authority, with comparative investigations of four others. |
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Libraries, Literacy, children. young people, reader development |
| Eaton, J. |
'Welcome to your library.' A study of Public Library Services for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Sheffield and Liverpool. |
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Refugees, asylum seekers, immigrants, social inclusion, foreign language, multicultural |
| Graham, R. |
An Investigation Into Aspects Influencing Fiction Choice for 18-35 Year Olds. |
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Fiction, adults, authors, genre |
| Holdsworth, L. |
The Use of Displays in Public Libraries: The Librarians' Viewpoint. |
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Displays, book promotion, reader development |
| Holyoake, A. |
Investigate how public libraries can support new writers and examine the benefits of this support. |
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Authors, new authors, book promotion, marketing opportunities |
| Listwon, A. |
The Public Library Service Provision to the Polish Community Living in Sheffield. |
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Polish community, foreign language, immigrants, multicultural, social inclusion |
| Mawe, A. |
An Evaluation of Public Library Local Studies Websites in the United Kingdom. |
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Local studies, website, Internet, website evaluation, digital collections |
| Pooley, A. |
Ethical Training: Censorship and Intellectual Freedom in the Public Library. |
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Ethics, censorship, intellectual freedom, training |
| Taylor, C. |
Reader Development Websites: An Investigation into their Effectiveness. |
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Reader development, website, website evaluation, Internet |
| Tso, H. |
Social inclusion and public libraries: Is the ability to empathise an essential attribute for community librarians to better serve their ethnic minorities users? A case study of Highfield Library and its Chinese community. |
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Empathy, social inclusion, Chinese community, immigrants, foreign language |
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2006
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| Andrews, J. |
The marking of and access to special collections in public libraries: case studies in the East Midlands. |
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Marketing, special collections, collection promotion |
| Armstrong, L. |
Do personal and institutional anxieties within Sheffield Central Library and Norwich Millennium Library affect the promotion chances of particular genres (Black British, Asian and Gay/Lesbian fiction)? |
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Book promotion, minority genre, collection development, LGBT, fiction |
| Cocker, J. |
Engaging the community? An investigation into public library approaches to social inclusion in the North West of England. |
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Social inclusion, community engagement, Framework for the Future, national targets |
| Coxall, O. |
A study of library attitudes to IT and the provision of public access to IT and the People's Network in public libraries. |
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IT, ICT, People's Network, attitudes, Internet |
| Dahlke, H. |
An exploration of the concept of advocacy in the public library context. |
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| Dimyan, A. |
Spreading the word: is enough being done to promote poetry to teenagers in Sheffield's public library service? |
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Poetry, book promotion, teenagers, young people, reader development |
| Farmer, J. |
Do young people 'drop' libraries or do libraries 'drop' them? A review of library services' provision for 11-16 year olds. |
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Young people, collection development, attitudes |
| Fixter, C. |
An investigation into the role of the public library service in Skills for Life education. |
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Skills for life, continuing education, community engagement, lifelong learning, basic skills |
| Gill, L. |
The impact of Framework for the Future on the promotion of reading to adults in Sheffield public libraries. |
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Framework for the Future, reader development, adults, strategic planning |
| Hopkins, E. |
A study of public libraries' creation of digital collections: library direction, policy and plans for development. |
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Digital collections, digitisation, Internet, digitisation policy |
| Mansoor, S. |
An investigation into the provision of ethnic minority library services in predominantly White areas. |
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Multicultural, diversity, ethnic minorities, foreign language, social inclusion |
| Marshall, D. |
To what extent do Sheffield's library based reading groups reach the wider community? |
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Community engagement, reading groups, reader development, social inclusion |
| Moore, S. |
What are the factors that influence the public's use of OPACs? |
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OPAC, ICT, information seeking, information retrieval |
| Richards, J. |
An investigation into the information needs of family history researchers. |
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Family history, genealogy, research, Internet, ancestors |
| Rosenthal, L. |
An investigation into how Guernsey's public library can meet the needs of dyslexic needs. |
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| Stacey, D. |
Framework for the Future: a shared vision? Staff perceptions and cultural issues regarding government policy implementation. |
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Framework for the Future, national targets, attitudes, library staff |
| Stock, E. |
Added extras: an investigation into the impact of public library group on the lives of older adults. |
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Older people, seniors, social inclusion, community engagement |
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2005
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| Buchanan, A. |
Everyone's a critic: a qualitative study to investigate the perceptions and attitudes towards book review websites on the world wide web. |
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Internet, book selection, websites, book reviews |
| Conway, N. |
To what extent does the Bookstart scheme affect the role of the public librarian? |
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Bookstart, partnerships, library staff, young children, children's librarianship |
| Cope, A. |
An examination of teenagers' perceptions of the public library environment; a case study of three central libraries. |
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Young people, teenagers, barriers, physical environment, ICT |
| Fox, H. |
An investigation into political and professional attitudes regarding commercial models of service provision in public libraries. |
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Commercialisation, PFI, private sector, partnerships, outsourcing |
| Hartley, J |
Tower Hamlets Idea Stores: are they working? |
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Idea Stores, modernisation, lifelong learning, social inclusion |
| Hounsome, M. |
The impact of Richard and Judy's book club on the reading habits of the general public. |
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Book awards, book promotion, genre, fiction, authors |
| Kenward, H. |
The challenge of crossover: an investigation into the existence and implications of crossover fiction. |
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Fiction, crossover fiction, children's librarianship, young people, book promotion |
| Mathioudaki, A. |
Reading and reader development in Greece: the public librarians' approach. |
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Reader development, Greece, Greek National Book Centre, adult literacy, barriers |
| O'Leary, M. |
Pink perceptions: the information needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender library users as perceived by public librarians and the LGBT communities within Sheffield, UK and Denver CO, USA. |
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LGBT, sexuality, collection, development, minority genre, social inclusion |
| Phillips, A. |
What, if anything, distinguishes 'a good read' from literature? An investigation into the roles of 'quality' and enjoyment in reading. |
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Literary theory, reading habits, reader development, literary fiction, literature |
| Pollitt, M. |
"In it for the money?" An investigation of loan charges for music recordings in British public libraries. |
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Policy, charging, music, sound recordings |
| Sarkanen, A. |
'The Three S's: Shhh, Shelve and Stamp': an investigation into the extent to which the public view of the role of the librarian is influenced by the media. |
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Marketing advocacy, media perception, librarian, stereotypes |
| Vasilogamvrakis, N. |
Fiction selection practices by Greek public libraries for primary school children. |
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Greece, reader development, children's librarianship, collection development, professionalism |
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2004
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| Bayliss, E. |
Evaluation and identification of digital resources suitable for local history gateway for public library users. |
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| Bell, L. |
An investigation into the design of mobile libraries and the effects on service provision. |
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| Coysh, K. |
How successful was the BBC Big Read? |
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| Dobson, S. |
Public libraries and the baby boomer generation: an investigation into the public library service provision for Baby Boomers. |
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Third Age, older people, baby boomers, marketing, Internet |
| Ewart, L. |
How's my profile? An exploration of community profiling in public library authorities. |
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PLA, community profiling, social inclusion, strategic planning, performance metrics |
| Glenn, L. |
The creativity of reading fiction: an exploration of the creative processes and responses of fiction readers. |
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Fiction, reader development, creative reading |
| Gu, J. |
Information seeking behaviour in local communities in South Yorkshire. |
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| Hague, D. |
Numbers, trust and (over) evaluation: librarians and their elected members' views on the culture of accountability. |
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| Morris, E. |
To what extent does participation in the Bookstart scheme affect the reader development of parents and carers? |
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Bookstart, reader development, young children, adult literacy |
| Osborne, M. |
Motivating people to us IT in libraries. |
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| Perkins, H. |
An investigation of the use made of the Carnegie children's book award in the promotion of reading for enjoyment and increased literacy standards in schools. |
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Book awards, reader development, literacy, partnerships, children's fiction |
| Piasecki, R. |
An investigation into the impact of ICT on small branch libraries. |
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| Waldrum, S. |
Where geographers and librarians collide: an investigation into the role and use of GIS as a decision making support tool for public library management. |
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Geographic Information Systems, community profiling, management, strategic planning, ICT |
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2003
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| Blunden, D. |
Music to your ears? The impact of call centres on the public library service. |
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Call centres, customer service, telephone calls, service delivery |
| Davies, A. |
Not for me: a study into the characteristic reasons behind people's choice in not using the public library. |
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| Guildford, E. |
Secondary school library materials: their provision and use. An investigation into the provision and use of library materials to contribute and support the curriculum. |
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School libraries, education, young people, national curriculum, secondary schools |
| Gunter, R. |
Open all hours? An investigation into the current expansion of opening hours in public libraries. |
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Opening hours, marketing, funding, weekend service |
| Hallam, R. |
Assessing the quality of websites: the view from public library authorities. |
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Internet, websites, website evaluation, policy, ICT, social inclusion. |
| Hayes, K. |
Out of our Comfort Zone: an investigation into the perceptions of outsiders on the role and value of how the public library and how insiders receive these views. |
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| Heawood, K. |
A social impact of audit of the photographic collection of a local studies library. |
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| Hemsley, K. |
The Booker: Prized in Libraries? |
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Book awards, literary fiction, reader development, book promotion |
| Ingham, A. |
The attitudes of paraprofessional library staff with relation to public access to the internet. |
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| Jap, Y. |
Writ large - an investigation into public library provision of large print fiction for the elderly. |
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| Lockett, K. |
In with the new - out with the elderly? Have initiatives to make public libraries more youth-friendly alienated older users? |
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Older people, seniors, social inclusion, community engagement |
| Lord, P. |
Young people, connexions and the digital divide. |
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| McGill, J. |
Public library-nursery relationships: an investigation into their value and impact. |
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Young children, partnerships, pre-school, early years |
| Norris, I. |
Equipping public library staff with information skills: a key requirement of the "IT for Me" project. |
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ICT, training, social inclusion, ECDL, ICT skills |
| Paton, S. |
Libraries and archives and the family history boom. An investigation into the impact of the growing interest in family history upon staff and service management within local studies libraries and publicly funded archival repositories. |
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Family history, genealogy, local studies, archives, research |
| Pearce, S. |
How do national politicians view the role and value of the public library service? |
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| Twomey, R. |
Fiction Readers on Fiction Reading: An investigation into attitudes, opinions and value judgements. |
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| Watts, H. |
"A healing place for the soul." The Reading and You Scheme - an evaluation. |
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| Witkin, O. |
A study of the Potential Impact of Web-Based Music File Sharing On the Provision of Recorded Music by Public Libraries. |
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2002
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| Baker, K. |
Intervene or ignore? The attitudes of public librarians on fiction provision. |
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| Bentley, M. |
Institutionalised classism?: an investigation into how far public libraries are serving the needs of working class individuals and communities. |
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Social inclusion, community engagement, barriers |
| Butler, E. |
Trained or terrified: an investigation into the impact of ICT training on public library staff. |
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| Chaplin, H. |
The impact of public library ICT facilities on people living in areas of social exclusion. |
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Social inclusion, ICT, digital divide, People's Network |
| Conder, K. |
The social role of the local library: the case of Gloucestershire. |
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| Gardner, C. |
An investigation into the impact of electronic resources on public library reference enquiry services. |
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People's Network, reference services, ICT, Internet, enquiries |
| Garrett, I. |
E-government: an assessment of the functionality, design and usability of district council websites in England. |
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| Howard, K. |
Are you being served? Public library services for refugees and asylum seekers. |
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| Levett, P. |
The evaluation of consumer health information provision in community libraries in Rotherham: a user study. |
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Health, medical information, patient information needs |
| Palfrey, M. |
Creativity in public libraries: can creative projects be successfully used to facilitate social inclusions? |
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| Pretaki, E. |
The public library as a resource for people with learning disabilities: an examination into the impact of staff attitude towards users with learning disabilities. |
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| Proenca Garcia, M. |
An evaluation of internet services in Portuguese public libraries. |
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| Rhodes, S. |
A literacy hour each day keeps the library at bay?: the impact of the National Literacy Strategy on children's public library use. |
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Literacy, national targets, chlidren's librarianship, education |
| Roberts, E. |
The heart of leadership: realising the power of emotional intelligence in public library leadership. |
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2001
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| Arrowsmith, J. |
"Mobiles with a mission." To what extent might mobile libraries contribute towards social inclusion? An investigation into current potential practices. |
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Mobile libraries, social inclusion, disability, community partnerships |
| Cartwright, H. |
A sense of space: an investigation into the impact of the book superstore environment on use and perception of the public library as a place and experience. |
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Physical environment, functionality, young people, bookshops, demographics |
| Collins, P. |
The prospective future of the digital library, the relationship between it and its physical counterpart, and subsequent effects upon service provision generally. |
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| Coughlan, R. |
An investigation into the non-borrowing use of public library services. |
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Reference performance meetrics, functionality, community, diversity |
| Davidson, J. |
Library materials in primary schools: their value, use and management. |
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Primary schools, school libraries, children's librarianship, national targets, book promotion |
| Eddleston, J. |
The impact of literary prizes on reading. |
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| English, H. |
The country's schools library service combining forces: a symbol of their demise? |
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| Finney, E. |
Does intellectual freedom within comics/graphic novels affect libraries' stock provision? A consideration of librarians and other stakeholders' opinions. |
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| Jackson, N. |
The use of volunteers in citizens' advice agencies. |
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| Jones, H. |
Libraries, social inclusion of those unable to meet library membership requirements: an investigation of library policy with regard to membership and social inclusion. |
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Social inclusion, policy, membership, homelessness, refugees, asylum seekers, travellers |
| Kosmidou, D. |
Lifelong learning, ICT and elderly people - a study of two countries. |
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ICT, older people, lifelong learning, Greece, elderly |
| Milner, B. |
An evaluation of the Sheffield Community Information (SCI) project. |
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| O'Sullivan, C. |
The ideal and the reality: a study of public library opening hours in Ireland. |
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| Sutton, A. |
Research into the attitudes of children's librarians to the censorship of children's literature. |
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| Thomas, T. |
The value of reading imaginative literature for older adults living in the community. |
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Older people, elderly, bibliotherapy, literature |
| Thornton, T. |
Sharing practice: designing and developing a networked database system for sharing educational resources in a Sheffield secondary school. |
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| Towers, C. |
ICT and regeneration. |
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| Towers, H. |
An investigation into the impact of information and communications technology (ICT) on mobile library service provision and use. |
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Mobile libraries, ICT, Internet, social inclusion |
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2000
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| Bolam, F. |
Buy, borrow or beg? An investigation into how fiction readers get their books? |
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Fiction, bookshops, functionality, demographics, literary fiction |
| Boxford, A. |
Flag it up. Cascade it down. An investigation into the management of training and learning in public libraries. |
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Management, training, learning, organisation, organisational culture, staff |
| Burgess, A. |
Drawn literature in British libraries - is it being taken seriously, and should it be? |
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| Charlesworth, A. |
Should public libraries charge for Internet access? An examination of the views and practices of politicians, public librarians and resources. |
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| Critchley, A-M. |
A comparative study of three local authorities examining the potential opportunities and obstacles posed by resource: The Council for Museums, Libraries and Archives. |
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| Davies, C |
The availability and usage of ICT in Sheffield's secondary schools with respect to the Government's vision for the NGfL. |
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| Davis, C |
Seven years on - an evaluation of the Broxtowe Bookworms/Bookstart Project. |
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Bookstart, partnerships, literacy, young children, children's librarianship |
| Fox, D. |
Elected members attitudes towards internet censorship in public libraries. |
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| Harding, C. |
Next generation/net generation> An investigation into children's ICT use and the impact on public libraries. |
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ICT, children's librarianship, People's Network, social inclusion, digital divide |
| McCree, M. |
Theft in the public library. An investigation into the levels of theft and the impact it has on both service and staff. |
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Theft, security, strategic planning, training, staff |
| Peters, R. |
We live in a multi-cultural society. How far is this reflected in the range of adult fiction available in public libraries with specific reference to the African-Caribbean community? |
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| Roberts, D. |
An investigation into how 'people who matter' perceive the future of the public library service. |
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| Scothern, C. |
What makes a successful public library reading group? How good practice can be created and sustained. |
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Reading groups, reader developments, training |
| Simpson, H. |
Information and young people aged 14+ with autism and moderate to severe learning difficulties: An investigation into the accessibility and availability of information which enables them to make informed choices at the age of 14+. |
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| Ulargiu, B. |
The accessibility of oral history collections: an investigation into current practices and future developments. |
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Oral history, sound recordings, audio-visual, ICT, marketing |
| Walkley, E. |
The development of a web-based fiction promotion in public libraries an investigation into styles and implementation to maximise its potential as a reader development device. |
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Internet, website, reader development, fiction |
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1999
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| Bachelor, N. |
A project to investigate and identify the role of public libraries in promoting and developing reading. |
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| Bennett, S. |
An investigation into virtual stock management philosophy, policy and practice in UK public libraries. |
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| Damiani, M. |
Public libraries stock management policies (formal and informal)and patterns of choice in stock selection occurring in work situations. |
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| Evans, K. |
Why/how do people choose the fiction they borrow from Sheffield public libraries - both personal reasons (e.g. personal taste and interests, age, social background, for choice and library aspects/actions which may influence/direct choice). |
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| Garbelotto, L. |
Internet training for staff in public libraries: An evaluation of past experiences and an investigation into the potential use of networked-based training. |
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| Garman, E. |
The opinions of the visually impaired regarding public library staff attitudes. |
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| Godfrey, H. |
An investigation into the use of public libraries for learning. |
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Lifelong learning, education, adult education, informal learning |
| Harvey, P. |
The People's Network? An evaluation of Internet access in public libraries. A case study of provision in Derbyshire. |
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| Janota, H. |
An investigation into the use of music sound recordings in public libraries. |
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| Jewell, E. |
The representation and role of individuals from ethnic communities within the UK's public library services. |
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| Lambton, C. |
Motivating staff in a climate of cuts. |
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| Li, M-L. |
The role of promotional activities and measures in improving access to materials and services in public libraries. |
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Book promotion, marketing, policy, training, staff |
| Murray, V. |
Devolution: Implications for publicly-funded libraries in Scotland. |
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| Northam, J. |
An Investigation into the effectiveness and value of the Sheffield Children's Book Award. |
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| Parkin, M. |
An investigation into the effects on user behaviour of the closure and subsequent re-opening of a branch library. |
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| Qureshi, N. |
The impact and value of the public library service in easing rural deprivation. |
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| Singleton, J. |
The value of popular fiction: the experiences of crime fiction: the crime fiction readers in Warrington Public Libraries. |
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| Stone, E. |
The Impact of public library use on the educational attainment of primary school children. |
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Primary schools, children's librarianship, national targets, book promotion, reader development |
| Taylor, C. |
An investigation into the experience of reading imaginative literature, and the benefits that this may have for its readers. |
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| Tyler, K. |
Access to learning support in rural areas. |
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| Waller, J. |
Free Books for Schools - an inquiry into the commercial sponsorship of school resource materials (The hidden curriculum of big business in schools). |
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Sponsorship, commercialisation, school libraries, children's librarianship |
| Ward, C. |
Provision, policy and User Attitudes towards non-fiction material in small community libraries.. |
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| Wilton, E. |
An investigation into teenage readership in public libraries |
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1998
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| Abbs, C. R. |
The use of volunteers in public libraries in the UK |
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| Barlow, H. |
A social audit of Middlewood Citizens' Advice Bureau |
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| David, R. S. G. |
Libraries and learning: An evaluation of open learning in Sheffield and Rotherham Public Libraries |
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| Dick, L. |
Fear and loathing in libraries? A comparative study of the ICT skills and attitudes of public library staff in Sheffield and Derbyshire |
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| Dickens, Z. M. |
The impact of library networking documents on policy making. A rhetorical perspective |
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| Ellis, K. A. |
Factors influencing the choice of income generating activities in public libraries. |
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| Gale, K. A. |
Information and youth homelessness: An assessment of the information requirements of young people in housing need and the role of information in preventing youth homelessness. |
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Homelessness, young people, partnerships, teenagers, social inclusion |
| Hunter, J.F. |
The effectiveness of mobile library provision in urban communities which have lost local static libraries. A case study. |
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Mobile libraries, community, funding |
| Jennings, S. J. |
Local government information provision via the WWW - A critical evaluation and examination of future trends. |
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| Linville, A. L. |
The management, use and development of spoken word cassette collections in public libraries: A case study. |
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| Newport, K. |
The impact of homework centres in Sheffield Public Libraries: An investigation into library provision for children. |
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Education, homework, children's librarianship, social inclusion |
| Prew, G. E. |
Doubly disadvantaged library users: non-English speaking prisoners. |
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| Raven, C. M. |
An evaluation of the extent to which branch libraries may contribute to community regeneration through information technology. |
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Branch libraries, community regeneration, ICT, social inclusion, lifelong learning |
| Robertson, S. J. |
User feedback as a qualitative performance indicator: Two case studies. |
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| Rodgers, W. A. |
Central lending library communities: A case study investigating the use and perception of central lending library services in Sheffield. |
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| Toyne, J. M. |
The effect of external grant funding on the management and delivery of the public library service. A case study of Yorkshire and Humberside. |
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| Whittaker, S. P. |
Do public libraries need 'Friends'? An evaluation of the importance and influence of Friends of library groups in Sheffield and Rotherham. |
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Friends, Advocacy, fundraising, partnerships, service users |
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1997
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| Christine, R. |
The special needs child in transition. An investigation into the availability and use of special needs material by the child before and after the transfer from primary to secondary school. |
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| Hall, S. |
Managing absenteeism: Correlations between absenteeism, job satisfaction, and stress in all grades of LIS staff within a single authority. |
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| Hamilton, A. |
A study of the impact of library services on the lives of elderly people in residential homes: an evaluation and comparison of library service provision to residential homes in three authorities. |
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| Kargianioti, E. |
Managing management information from library integrated systems: a case study in Sheffield City Libraries and Dynix. |
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| Reilly, R. |
The impact of Sheffield public library closures on young children. |
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Library closure, children's librarianship, young children, community, social inclusion |
| Sinclair, R. |
New library constriction and fire prevention: an analysis of measures adopted in recently constructed libraries to control the risk of fire. |
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| Sisson, F. |
Children's library design: does the location of the children's department in relation to the main adult library affect the interaction between the child and the library? |
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Library design, physical environment, children's librarianship |
| Stainer, C. |
Towards a philosophy of stock management: entertainment, high seriousness, and the public library. |
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Collection development, policy |
| Ton, N. |
The currency of fiction in public libraries: the impact of funding reductions. |
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Fiction, collection development, funding, bookshops |
| Train, B. |
An examination of the interaction which takes place between the author and the child, with the library, school and bookshop acting as intermediaries. |
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Authors, children's librarianship, bookshops, book promotion |
| Woodburn, S. |
Development opportunities for para-professionals: a case study analysis of special, academic and public libraries. |
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| Wright, Z. |
Particpative Management: to what extent, and with what benefits has it been implemented in libraries? |
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1996
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| Brown, D. |
Is there a place for poetry in the public library? |
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| Lee, H. |
'Her and Her Books': a study of female experiences of reading. |
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Gender, feminist literary criticism, women |
| Linley, R. |
The role of the branch library in community development and community regeneration. |
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Branch libraries, community regeneration, community development |
| Maskell, H. |
An examination of care in the community and Public Library provision. |
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| Rogan, A. |
Telling tales: an exploration of the librarian's role as storyteller. |
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Children's librarianship, young children, pre-school, early years, storytelling |
| Soper, R. |
A study of library services to the housebound in three metropolitan districts of Yorkshire. |
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| Wiles, E. |
An investigation into the findings of the DNH Public Library review of England and Wales, that whilst the public perceive the public library service to be improving, staff feel that the service is in decline. |
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