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The Very Slow Decline of the American Social Library.
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McMullen, Haynes – Library Quarterly, 1985
Examines development of social libraries (formed by associations for member use) in New England and rest of United States before 1850, and social and public library growth between 1850 and 1900. Opinions of contemporaries and seven aspects of American life indicating reluctance to abandon social library are highlighted. (27 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, History, Professional Associations, Public Libraries
The Rationale for Qualitative Research: A Review of Principles and Theoretical Foundations.
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Sutton, Brett – Library Quarterly, 1993
Surveys some of the theoretical positions that underlie various qualitative research methods and discusses the methodological issues raised by those positions for use in library and information science research. Contextualization, understanding, pluralism, and expression are discussed; and qualitative research methods are compared with a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Science, Library Research, Models
Collective Bargaining and Professional Associations in the Library Field.
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Todd, Katherine – Library Quarterly, 1985
Addresses issue of viability of the American Library Association (ALA) as a quasi-union. Discussion covers concerns raised over whether ALA should become collective bargaining agent for librarians, experiences of three professional organizations that became quasi-unions, and impact of ALA's decision not to accept role on its professional stature.…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis, Librarians
Reframing the Paradigm Debate.
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Bradley, Jana; Sutton, Brett – Library Quarterly, 1993
Introduces this journal issue which is a symposium on the theory, methods, and applications of qualitative research in the field of library and information science. Highlights include a definition of qualitative research, models of qualitative research, distinguishing features of research practice, comparisons with quantitative research, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Science, Library Research, Models
From Acting Locally to Thinking Globally: A Brief History of Library Automation.
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Borgman, Christine L. – Library Quarterly, 1997
Discusses the history of American and British experiences with library automation and contrasts them with recent developments in central and eastern Europe. Highlights include efficiency of internal operations, including cataloging data; access to internal and external library resources, including online catalogs and document delivery; and…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Document Delivery, Foreign Countries
Bibliographic Instruction and Mass Media News Literacy: A Theoretical Background.
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Dilevko, Juris – Library Quarterly, 1998
Presents a theoretical framework for understanding mass media news influence; explores the concepts of agenda setting, priming, framing, asymmetrical selection, binary oppositionalism, and institutional hegemony in a survey of literature in journalism and communications; and outlines a teaching strategy that highlights one news event and compares…
Descriptors: Agenda Setting, Communications, Comparative Analysis, Conflict