A Statewide Analysis of North Carolina Public Libraries and Their Response to the Opioid Epidemic

ABSTRACT

This study sought to investigate the opioid epidemic impact on North Carolina public libraries. Libraries in half of all 100 counties were chosen through a random, geographically systematic process, and structured interviews were completed with library directors. Twenty directors were interviewed, representing 28 counties. All reported their communities were affected; nine reported direct impacts on library function. Fifteen directors felt libraries should be involved in response; some felt Narcan administration was beyond library purview. Two libraries reported having Narcan available; five reported providing staff training. Given librarians’ willingness to respond, it is time to provide necessary support for those efforts.     

Public Libraries and the Opioid Crisis,Part 2: Community-Centered Responses

This article functions as a research critique of a short, recent IMLS report that tied early childhood success to library card holding. The authors invite a more comprehensive and evidence-based examination of the ties between library card holding, the successes of poor children in school, and the significance of sustained library services to keep kids interested in their own educational success. The article also suggests how youth use of libraries is tied to the realities of local politics, gangs, and crime.     

公共图书馆立足于数字化时代的合理性

在新兴数字技术的冲击下,公共图书馆经历着蜕变,在其遭遇威胁的同时,也面临着转机。本文透过维多利亚州立图书馆等案例解析,从理性的角度俯视数字化环境下的种种争论。可以发现,图书馆是由公众资金支持的机构,服务民众是其不可推卸的使命。因而,为了保证图书馆立足于数字化时代的合理性,我们必须透视技术的本质,了解民众的真正需求。     

公共文化服务标准中的公共图书馆

《国家基本公共文化服务指导标准(2015—2020年)》作为国家层面体现政府责任的公共文化服务“底线标准”,将公共图书馆相关指标纳入其中,具有鲜明特色。各地分类制定的地方公共文化相关标准有诸多创新和发展,推动了图书馆文献资源建设,提升了图书馆服务能力,助推了全民阅读活动开展,创新了人才队伍建设路径。新近发布的《中华人民共和国公共图书馆法(征求意见稿)》在经费保障、硬件设施及服务活动方面与已出台的公共文化服务标准有所呼应。随着图书馆事业发展理念逐步向效能导向的全局观念转变,公共图书馆行业已有标准为公共文化服务标准的制定提供了重要支撑和参考。公共图书馆应顺势而为,通过标准化建设助推公共文化服务均等化早日实现。参考文献52。     

公共图书馆事业的合法性问题初探

公共图书馆对社会和经济价值一直无法进行科学的衡量,面对国家日益庞大的财政投入,公共图书馆面临无"效益答案"的尴尬,其存在价值就没有科学有力的证据支持.面对网络信息内容产业和搜索产业的竞争,公共图书馆面临读者流失的困境,其存在意义将失去现实的依托.鉴于此,公共图书馆事业发展的合法性追问正当其时.     

Wild West Libraries: A Study of Southwest Kansas Public Libraries

Public Libraries developed and grew along with the United States. In southwest Kansas, money, materials, staffing, and distance have been factors in the growth of the public libraries, and they remain current factors as well. Library consortia have aided in this development and have helped solve small library problems. This article reports a 2008 survey of public libraries that are served by the Southwest Kansas Library System (SWKLS). The survey lays out the operating conditions of some of America's small libraries and shows the extent of their interrelationship with their consortium.     

Space and the Social Worth of Public Libraries

In spite of the growth of digital information and the resultant questioning by some of the value of public libraries, library usage data indicate there were 497,600,000 more visits to public libraries in 2013 than in 1993. Why do people still visit public libraries in the digital age? While many factors drive people to visit public libraries, one thing that public libraries offer that cannot be duplicated online is physical space. Over the decades, library space has been the glue holding the library universe together even as the specific activities that take inside libraries have evolved. While public libraries do an excellent job of promoting their important role in providing access to information, educational resources, technology, and a host of valuable services, they must also promote the value of public library space itself. This requires more than trotting out numbers; it requires telling compelling stories of how public library space is used and reminding the public that the kind of spaces public libraries provide are, in fact, a vanishing resource. The post-911 tightening of security in public buildings of all sorts—coupled with the increasing privatization of what were once public spaces—has left public libraries as perhaps the last remaining indoor public spaces where an individual can remain from opening until closing without needing any reason to be there and without having to spend any money. Public libraries should promote the uniqueness of their spaces in much the same way that National Parks promote the unique spaces they preserve and make available to the public.     

我国公共文化场馆免费开放政策检视与反思

以公共图书馆为例,运用文化权利、政策过程理论对我国公共文化场馆免费开放展开政策检视和反思。研究发现,免费开放政策取得重要成效,但亦存在问题:恒定的经费补贴量难以满足免费开放后文化供给量和服务量的增长;经费分担机制未完全落实;按行政层级设计的补贴标准难以关照到不同规模的公共图书馆需要;监督管理和考核评价机制缺失,政策激励约束不足。这主要是因为动态的政策调整和优化未能及时跟进,中央地方事权与支出责任划分不明确、支出责任与财力不匹配以及政策成本高于收益。因此,建议完善分类资助标准,设计多重综合标准;建立完善经费保障的动态调整机制,创新财政保障方式;建立绩效评价体系,形成激励约束机制。表2。参考文献27。     

现代公共文化服务体系中的公共图书馆

中国公共图书馆经历了百余年的发展历史,从现代公共文化服务体系建设的角度考量,还存在设施布局类型单一、建制行政化、“孤岛”运行和服务滞后等问题。在现代公共文化服务体系框架下,公共图书馆应以创新手段推进公共阅读的均衡发展,以需求为导向提高服务效能,引入竞争机制增强发展动力,应用先进科技创新服务方式,建立法人治理结构,努力实现中国公共图书馆的转型升级、跨越发展。参考文献5。     

关于公共图书馆RFID应用的探讨

RFID技术在公共图书馆的应用逐步扩大,它是图书馆走向智能化管理的一种新形式。在普及应用的过程中,我们更需要深入探讨它对图书馆的价值、技术标准规范、如何在读者服务中发挥效益等问题。     

苏州地区县级市公共图书馆的读者服务工作

论文阐述了江苏省苏州地区的县级市公共图书馆一切以读者为中心,将图书馆与当地市民的生活紧紧联系在一起,把公共图书馆建设融入社会,在读者服务中所做的多种有益尝试.     

浅谈公共图书馆与高校图书馆信息资源的共建共享

通过对公共图书馆与高校图书馆信息资源共建共享的必要性和可行性的分析和探讨,提出了实现两类图书馆资源共建共享的途径和办法。参考文献4。     

公共图书馆:社会包容还是社会排斥——穆德曼公共图书馆社会排斥项目评介

本文对英国图书馆社会包容问题的历史缘起、理念发展以及在图书馆服务中的践行情况进行梳理,主要介绍了英国图书馆学家藏夫·穆德曼(Dave Muddiman)的公共图书馆社会排斥项目,该项目的主要研究成果包括三个方面:图书馆社会排斥相关理论探讨,针对被排斥群体的实证调研,图书馆改进的对策研究.穆德曼关于公共图书馆社会排斥问题的研究成果在理论导向和研究方法等方面可对我国图书馆学界开展图书馆社会包容研究起到借鉴作用.     

城市公共图书馆服务定位研究

城市公共图书馆应做好准确的服务定位,包括服务区域、服务内容、服务对象和服务形象。服务定位要尽量满足读者需求,突出特色和品牌,并具有短期稳定性和长期适应性。服务定位是一项实实在在的战略选择,必须有配套策略和保障措施来支持,一要与政府公共政策相一致,二要确立内部管理结构和业务流程,三要对区域内图书馆进行明确分工,四要树立营销观念。     

重大突发事件语境下的公共图书馆应急服务研究——以新冠肺炎疫情为背景

公共图书馆作为公益性的信息传播和服务机构,对于突发事件下的危机管理和应急服务有着不可推卸的责任和义务。文章以新冠肺炎疫情为背景,从预防与应急准备、应急处置、事后恢复与重建三个阶段对公共图书馆的应急服务现状进行调查。研究发现,不少公共图书馆积极采取行动应对疫情值得肯定,但是同时也暴露出一些问题。图书馆应该认真反思,找准差距,强化风险防范意识和安全意识,完善图书馆应急服务机制,提高应急服务能力。     

关于我国公共图书馆战略目标的思考

战略目标是公共图书馆战略规划的核心,是图书馆为特定时间内所制定的全局性、方向性的发展奋斗目标,具有协调性、可行性、发展性、简洁性等特点。本文从战略目标的层级、模式、内容等方面探讨了如何制定公共图书馆战略目标,以期为我国公共图书馆战略实践提供借鉴。     

公共图书馆的核心价值与免费开放的现实思考

文章论述了公共图书馆的核心价值,分析了免费开放对实现公共图书馆核心价值的重大作用,并从资金保障机制、管理制度、总分馆模式、人员素质四方面提出了保障免费开放的措施。     

基于书目推荐视角下的公共图书馆与社会阅读

本文从书目推荐行为的角度,论述了公共图书馆与社会阅读的关系,认为公共图书馆不仅对社会阅读理应担当,而且还具有开展社会阅读的优越条件,进而阐述了公共图书馆参与社会阅读的途径和方法。     

Public Libraries in the Eyes of the LGBTIQ Community: The Case of Croatia

ABSTRACT

The achievement of social justice, which implies the development of collections and the design of services for different user groups, is an objective present in the mission of public libraries. Since the 1950s, Croatian public libraries have been continuously developing collections and services for different user communities. However, one user community has remained largely unrecognized – LGBTIQ people. Therefore, the aim of the research presented in this paper is to examine the importance of the role of public libraries in the life of the LGBTIQ community in the Republic of Croatia. With a sample of 259 respondents, information behaviors, attitudes and experiences of LGBTIQ people in relation to public libraries have been examined via an online survey. In particular, this study explored the extent to which members of public libraries differ from non-members. The obtained results should contribute to a better understanding of the information needs and behavior of members of sexual minorities and help bring this group of users closer to (Croatian) public libraries by ensuring that libraries more adequately respond to their needs.     

公共图书馆学习共享空间的构建研究

学习共享空间是信息共享空间发展到新阶段的产物,其目标是通过协作的方式,多方面地为学习者的知识创造提供更快更准确的学习支持以及一体化的信息服务。文章在总结公共图书馆的社会使命的基础上,结合公共图书馆与大学图书馆在开展学习共享空间方面的对比研究,来探讨公共图书馆构建学习共享空间的必要性、可行性,并提出相应的构建模式与构建策略。