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E. Nielsen; M. Pelczar – Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2024
This research brief describes recent methodological initiatives with the Public Libraries Survey. It describes how starting with the 2022 data, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) updated geographic identifiers to better align Census Bureau geography types with the library's legal service area, with the goal of enabling data users to…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Special Libraries, Museums, Library Role
Jennifer Kahn; Shiyan Jiang – Information and Learning Sciences, 2024
Purpose: While designing personally meaningful activities with data technologies can support the development of data literacies, this paper aims to focuses on the overlooked aspect of how learners navigate tensions between personal experiences and data trends. Design/methodology/approach: The authors report on an analysis of three student cases…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Trend Analysis, Data Science, Secondary School Students
Holcomb, Stephanie; Dunford, Amy; Idowu, Fopefoluwa – John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, 2019
Public libraries serve an important role in the U.S. workforce development system by offering a wide range of free career services and job-seeking activities for job seekers and the general public (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 2017). During the Great Recession, over 30 million people, roughly 10% of the total…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Career Centers, Library Role
Kennedy, Mary Lee, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2019
In this first issue of "Research Library Issues" ("RLI") in 2019, the authors explore privacy from a legal, digital, and applied perspective, with a focus on the implications and opportunities for research libraries. The current privacy landscape highlights the need for a nuanced understanding of the complicated nature of…
Descriptors: Privacy, Research Libraries, Public Policy, Users (Information)
Nabushawo, Harriet Mutambo; Aguti, Jessica Norah; Winterbottom, Mark – Journal of Learning for Development, 2016
This paper examines the place of public libraries in supporting distance learners in Makerere University, exploring the factors which affect utilisation of their services. The study adopted a survey design with 300 B.Ed. students, collecting data through focus group discussions, structured questionnaires and individual interviews.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Libraries, Distance Education, Library Services