Equity and excellence in the public library [electronic resource] : why ignorance is not our heritage / Bob Usherwood.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007.Description: viii, 227 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 027.441 22
LOC classification:
  • Z791 .U84 2007eb
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Contents:
Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma? -- Equity and excellence around the world -- Value versus demand -- Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good -- Commercial imperative? -- Developing critical capacity and creativity -- Providing access to the best -- Information is not enough -- Education, education, education -- Through excellence to inclusion -- Professionals, practice and policy -- Equity and excellence : a value judgement.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index.

Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma? -- Equity and excellence around the world -- Value versus demand -- Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good -- Commercial imperative? -- Developing critical capacity and creativity -- Providing access to the best -- Information is not enough -- Education, education, education -- Through excellence to inclusion -- Professionals, practice and policy -- Equity and excellence : a value judgement.

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