The Public library as part of the educational and literacy program for adults

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Introduction 7
4. Library policy in a community with a population regression caused by diminishing industry 14
5. The public library in a changing society: The African experience 27
6. Public libraries in a changing society 37
7. The BUMS system in Sweden 43
8. The mutual influence of information, education and recreation in public library work 49
9. The Public library as part of the educational and literacy program for adults 62
10. The Public library as part of the educational programmes for children 69
11. The Public library as part of the national information system 78
12. Public libraries in Denmark their users and non-users 99
13. User research as an instrument to measure the policy of the public library 106
14. The organisation of library service in a multinational state 126
15. Library service to ethnic and linguistic minorities 135
16. Resolutions 148
17. List of Participants 150