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Direct linkRusk, Michael D.; Cummings, Ellen – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
Academic and public libraries are facing the challenge of finding new avenues of service and of creating value for their constituencies. This value is in the form of outcomes that result in bettering the people who use libraries and the community at large. The authors feel that librarians must find creative ways to make their communities better…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Library Networks
Hamilton-Pennell, Christine – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2008
In the past decade, economic development experts have moved away from traditional approaches to economic development that have relied upon recruiting or attracting large businesses with offers of tax breaks, financial incentives, and other subsidies. Increasingly, communities are focusing their economic development resources on supporting the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Economic Development, Community Development, Library Role
Download full textPratt, Mary Lou, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1992
This document consists of the two issues of the biannual serial "Rural Libraries" published during 1992. The issues contain three articles and seven speeches and conference papers. The articles describe: (1) how strong community support led to the development of a library on the Glasgow campus of Western Kentucky University; (2) a report of the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Bleiweis, Maxine – 1997
Public libraries are often a vastly underused resource for businesses and business people. This book shows librarians how to aggressively pursue businesses until they turn naturally to libraries for their information needs. The book provides a step-by-step process which teaches librarians how to identify the information needs of businesses,…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Community Development, Economic Development, Focus Groups
