基于Pinterest的公共图书馆资源推广研究

文章主要在对国内公共图书馆服务推广现状的基础上,结合国外公共图书馆利用Pinterest开展推广服务的状况,对国外公共图书馆在Pinterest平台上提供的服务内容以及活跃度进行调查,分析其有益的经验和存在的问题,提出运用可视化社交媒体开展公共图书馆工作,增强公共图书馆在可视化平台上的相互合作,抓住用户需求,利用平台板块细分优点,丰富页面活动信息内容,以期对国内公共图书馆提供帮助。     

Public library computer training for older adults to access high-quality Internet health information

An innovative experiment to develop and evaluate a public library computer training program to teach older adults to access and use high-quality Internet health information involved a productive collaboration among public libraries, the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and a Library and Information Science (LIS) academic program at a state university. One hundred and thirty-one older adults aged 54–89 participated in the study between September 2007 and July 2008. Key findings include: a) participants had overwhelmingly positive perceptions of the training program; b) after learning about two NIH websites (http://nihseniorhealth.gov and http://medlineplus.gov) from the training, many participants started using these online resources to find high-quality health and medical information and, further, to guide their decision making regarding a health- or medically-related matter; and c) computer anxiety significantly decreased (p < .001) while computer interest and efficacy significantly increased (p = .001 and p < .001, respectively) from pre- to post-training, suggesting statistically significant improvements in computer attitudes between pre- and post-training. The findings have implications for public libraries, LIS academic programs, and other organizations interested in providing similar programs in their communities.     

公共图书馆如何通过技术手段构建合理的公共服务体系

论文以金陵图书馆新馆建设为例，探讨了区域中心图书馆如何通过技术手段建设有形和无形的图书馆服务网络，构建合理的公共服务体系。     

Public interest programming: Taxation by regulation

This study examined the relationships among viewers’ family communication patterns, sex and pregnancy experience, music video viewing motivations, and viewers’ cognitive processing of a music video about teenage pregnancy. Respondents were high school students, who watched a music video and filled out questionnaires on two occasions. Results of a path analysis demonstrated different paths for girls and boys: For girls, family communication patterns and sexual/pregnancy experience were directly related to the activity with which they processed the video; for boys, family communication patterns had a direct path to activity, but also had a path through observational goals. Results suggest that family communication patterns may operate as enduring general cognitive structures that predict viewer activity.     

大运河畔的苏州市民公社

清末民初,苏州城区及周边的吴江、常熟等地出现一种由商人领导和组织的、按城市街道区域划分、主要从事公益活动的自治组织——市民公社。最早的市民公社是成立于宣统元年五月(1909年7月)的观前大街市民公社,其区域范围东自醋坊桥、西至察院场口。观前大街市民公社成立后,谋划有方,组织得当,“以救火会为下手之方,推及于疏沟、修道、蠲除污浊等事”,消防、市政、卫生等公益事业成效初显。     

Mapping differences in access to public libraries by travel mode and time of day

Public libraries strive to provide everyone in their surrounding communities the ability to access their information and services. However, previous research indicates that the closer someone lives to a library, the more likely they are to visit, while reduced proximity can dissuade or even prevent people from visiting. This study extends upon existing research on spatial access to libraries to detail a methodology for measuring how access can differ temporally, either by time of day or by the day of the week, as well as by available travel mode. This is exemplified in a case study of access to libraries in Regina, Canada, finding that those who are reliant on public transit have substantially less access to public libraries than those with a private car. Results also show that travelling to libraries during the morning, evening, or weekend takes longer, on average, than during weekday afternoons due to reduced opening hours.     

从两则案例引发的关于公共档案馆的思考

案例一:香港历史档案馆迁址遭到市民反对,最终重新考虑 香港历史档案馆成立于1972年,当时的临时馆址在港岛中区花园道1号A,位处美利大厦旁边停车场内的一座两层高的旧楼房.1974年9月搬迁到位于中区美利道2号的美利道多层停车场大厦的地下和阁楼,这里位于香港的中心地区,便于市民利用.     

Public health practitioners' information access and use patterns in the Maryland (USA) public health departments of Anne Arundel and Wicomico Counties

PURPOSE: To increase understanding of the information needs and use of public health practitioners. SETTING: From June 2005 to May 2006, the library offered a course in public health information resources to eighteen practitioners in two counties, access to the library's licensed electronic resources through a tailored web portal, and consulting services. EVALUATION METHOD: We combined usage statistics from the web portal, self-report and observational data collected during training and shadowing of participants. CONCLUSIONS: The data from this project indicate that usage of licensed information resources and services is infrequent but broad ranging. A few users register at the high end of the usage range, but one use of one high quality article can have a significant impact on policy decisions. Time and competing responsibilities often constrain the retrieval and use of resources for evidence-based decision making and an informationist or power-user model may be more appropriate than training all practitioners to integrate searching into their workflow. This study indicates (i) that evidence-based public health practice requires seamless and broadly based information access; and (ii) that the currently existing patchwork does not support the level of use or take into account the time constraints of information needs for public health practice.     

Public health professionals in the Midwest: a profile of connectivity and information technology skills.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess Internet connections and information technology skills of public health workers in the Midwest. METHODS: A questionnaire was mailed to 713 local health departments (LHDs) in the ten states of the Greater Midwest Region. RESULTS: Three hundred forty-four LHDs (48%) responded. Overall, 85% own a computer that would allow Internet access. Half provide Internet access to some or all staff. Of these, two-thirds use e-mail and half search the Web. One-half are linked to the State Health Department, and 30% are linked to other local health departments. Over half use CDC-Wonder; less than 20% search MEDLINE. Two-thirds of the respondents expressed an interest in MEDLINE training, and three-fourths are interested in learning more about the Internet. Sixty-nine percent of respondents planned to enhance electronic communication capacity within the next year. CONCLUSIONS: Public health practitioners need timely, convenient access to information to aid them in improving the health of the American public. A majority of public health departments in the Midwest are technically capable of connecting to the Internet. This technological capability, combined with an expressed desire by public health agencies to have workers become computer literate, suggests an important role for health sciences librarians.     

Public library consumer health information pilot project: results of a National Library of Medicine evaluation

In October 1998, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) launched a pilot project to learn about the role of public libraries in providing health information to the public and to generate information that would assist NLM and the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) in learning how best to work with public libraries in the future. Three regional medical libraries (RMLs), eight resource libraries, and forty-one public libraries or library systems from nine states and the District of Columbia were selected for participation. The pilot project included an evaluation component that was carried out in parallel with project implementation. The evaluation ran through September 1999. The results of the evaluation indicated that participating public librarians were enthusiastic about the training and information materials provided as part of the project and that many public libraries used the materials and conducted their own outreach to local communities and groups. Most libraries applied the modest funds to purchase additional Internet-accessible computers and/or upgrade their health-reference materials. However, few of the participating public libraries had health information centers (although health information was perceived as a top-ten or top-five topic of interest to patrons). Also, the project generated only minimal usage of NLM's consumer health database, known as MEDLINEplus, from the premises of the monitored libraries (patron usage from home or office locations was not tracked). The evaluation results suggested a balanced follow-up by NLM and the NN/LM, with a few carefully selected national activities, complemented by a package of targeted activities that, as of January 2000, are being planned, developed, or implemented. The results also highlighted the importance of building an evaluation component into projects like this one from the outset, to assure that objectives were met and that evaluative information was available on a timely basis, as was the case here.     

公共电视与公共领域构建

当代德国著名思想家尤根·哈贝马斯(Juergen Habermas)在其经典著作《公共领域的结构转型》中提出公共领域这一概念,并且详细论述了资产阶级公共领域的理想状态和结构转型.     

从统计数据解析江苏公共图书馆事业发展进程

论文根据国家文化部提供的统计数据,从公共图书馆事业发展的几大衡量指标,即人均购书费、人均藏书量、人均财政拨款等方面进行解析,针对江苏公共图书馆事业发展中的薄弱环节,提出加快发展之对策。     

公共图书馆倡导全民阅读的实践思考

分析了我国全民阅读的现状及存在的问题,提出了公共图书馆应通过合理安排开放时间、创造良好的阅读环境、创新读者服务方法、推出便民服务网点、着力强化导读工作、积极开展各种类型的读书活动等举措倡导全民阅读。     

高校图书馆文献采购招标释疑

针对近年来高校图书馆招标采购中所出现的问题,加以总结、整理和分析并结合本馆招标采购工作的实践提出应对措施.     

英国媒体在突发公共事件中的有效传播

在突发公共事件爆发时刻．政府和媒体的目标应该说是一致的：全力以赴解决突发公共事件．让生活恢复到正常状态。在突发公共事件时刻．政府和媒体需要共同合作．共渡难关。处于突发公共事件中的人们．对信息的需要特别迫切。不实信息是突发公共事件舆论的不安定因素．一旦谣言混淆了突发公共事件舆论．后果将是灾难性的。在面对突发公共事件的时候．如何处理好舆论安全问题呢？最重要的就是要实现政府与媒体的良性互动。在这方面．美英等国积累了一些成功的经验。     

Common Public Policy Issues Faced by the Nation's Communities

Several factors, including the return of many public policy decisions to local communities, an increased knowledge of the information needs associated with public policy decision making, and the increasing availability of electronic means of increasing access to public policy information combine to create a set of conditions which will facilitate the development of a viable public library response to the needs associated with increasing access to this information. This article draws on several studies for data on user needs and library activity. It suggests approaches which can be used by public libraries.     

日本公共图书馆商务支援服务的启示

商务支援服务是日本图书馆界最近一个时期的热门话题。本文对日本图书馆界的商务支援服务理念，以及这一领域的活动方式、活动组织等作了系统的分析。同时，讨论了国内公共图书馆为中小型企业的发展、各层次学校毕业生的创业以及下岗人员等社会弱势群体的再就业，提供相应的图书馆信息服务——“商务支援”类服务的可能性。