解读政府提供图书馆公共服务的过程与内涵——兼谈与图书馆公共管理的区别

以文化体制改革为背景,指出图书馆事业存在的四方面问题,通过对图书馆服务产品的意识形态、准公共物品两个属性及正外部性、垄断性、信息不对称性、地域性等四大特征的分析,解读政府提供图书馆公共服务的过程与内涵,区分公共服务与公共管理两者间不同的运作方式,有利于图书馆事业的科学改革与图书馆服务机制的转换。     

公共图书馆志愿者队伍管理的改进

公共图书馆志愿者管理工作是在解决其面临问题的过程中不断完善的。本文结合笔者自身实践,对公共图书馆志愿者管理工作中存在的问题进行分析,并提出相应对策。     

刍议行政区划调整后公共图书馆的合并问题

文章就行政区划调整后公共图书馆的合并模式及合并后应注意的问题进行了分析     

陕西省公共图书馆发展现状及对策研究——基于陕西省59个公共图书馆的实地调查分析

本文通过对陕西省59个公共图书馆的实地调查数据分析,反映出陕西省公共图书馆发展的现状及目前制约其发展的一些因素,并从图书馆自身观念的更新和现有资源的盘活这两点入手,提出了地县级公共图书馆发展建设的新思路和对策。     

英语角——我馆外文阅览室特色风景线

本文从图书馆应满足读者的需求入手,谈公共图书馆开设英语角活动的必要性。并以沈阳图书馆开展“英语角”活动为分析对象,对开展英语角活动的实施过程、意义及笔者的体会进行阐述。     

公共图书馆平民化研究

公共图书馆平民化是公共图书馆的本质属性,平民化建设是公共图书馆事业的发展方向。公共图书馆平民化有五个基本内涵:普及化、社区化、平等性原则、公益性原则、便民性原则。深圳的"图书馆之城"和佛山市的联合图书馆之路,是公共图书馆平民化建设的具体实践。公共图书馆应树立平民化理念,以制度为保障,推进平民化建设。参考文献17。     

略论西部公共图书馆服务体系建设

文章阐述了建设公共图书馆服务体系的历史背景和理论价值，分析了西部公共图书馆服务体系的基本构成和现实状况，并提出了建设西部公共图书馆服务体系的具体方式和办法。     

基层公共图书馆员服务礼仪建设初探

目前，我国中西部地区的基层公共图书馆硬件条件普遍较差，加之图书馆员队伍整体素质不高，致使这些图书馆的读者利用率一直徘徊不前。要打破这种局面，图书馆员服务礼仪建设是一项重要的基础性工作。     

Providing census tabulations to government security agencies in the United States: The case of Arab Americans

In the summer of 2004, it was revealed that the U.S. Census Bureau had provided tabulations in 2002 and 2003 on Arab Americans to the Department of Homeland Security that included detailed information on the number of people of Arab backgrounds living in selected ZIP codes. Although not a violation of law, the Census Bureau realized that this perceived breach of confidentiality would have a negative impact on public trust, and within a few months following the news of the Arab American tabulations it announced that it would no longer assist law enforcement and intelligence agencies with tabulations on ethnic groups and other sensitive populations. In spite of this damage control, we believe that the Bureau's tabulation of Arab Americans provides momentum to a process that adversely affects data quality by increasing both non-response and the cost of obtaining survey and census data. We argue that there are no “methodological fixes” that can repair the damage, and further that public relations campaigns and internal administrative changes are not optimal solutions because of the governing structure within which the Bureau currently operates. Ultimately, the best way to limit the damage already done is to effect a political solution. Toward this end we describe short- and long-term actions. In the long run, we recommend removing the Census Bureau from the Executive branch of government and re-structuring it under a permanent and non-political oversight panel similar to either the Federal Reserve Board or the Congressional Budget Office. Such a move would make a strong statement that the Bureau is non-partisan federal statistical agency.