Usherwood, Bob.

Equity and excellence in the public library why ignorance is not our heritage / [electronic resource] : Bob Usherwood. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007. - viii, 227 p. : ill.

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.


Electronic reproduction.
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2013.
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