Keyword

community libraries

Description: Locally based libraries that provide information, cultural resources, and learning opportunities for members of a community.

Primary topic: Library Science and Administration (62%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q21716051

OpenAlex ID: keywords/community-libraries

Datasets: A Community Library for Natural Language Processing

2021 · Quentin Lhoest, Albert Villanova del Moral, et al. · Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing: System Demonstrations (EMNLP) · 327

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The Community Library: A Chapter in English Social History

1967 · Paul Kaufman · Transactions of the American Philosophical Society · 170

Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st Century

2000 · Michael Gorman · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 117

Creating and sharing clinical decision support content with Web 2.0: Issues and examples

2008 · Adam Wright, David W. Bates, et al. · Journal of Biomedical Informatics · 106

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The Rise of Community Libraries in Scotland

1965 · Paul Kaufman · The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America · 97

Children are people: The librarian in the community

1974 · J. G. Hill · 69

Two worlds in one city: a sociopolitical perspective on Chinese urban families’ language planning

2020 · Yongyan Zheng, Ziwen Mei · Current Issues in Language Planning · 56

The Culture and History of South African Public Libraries: The Experiences of Durban Library

2000 · Gordon Armstrong · Library History · 56

Libraries as Civic Agents

2008 · Taylor L. Willingham · Public Library Quarterly · 49

Community libraries: an alternative to public libraries in Africa

1995 · A. Anaba Alemna · Library Review · 44

“We're building the community; it's a hub for democracy.”: Lessons learned from a library-based, school-district partnership and program to increase belonging for newcomer immigrant and refugee youth

2019 · Sophia Rodriguez · Children and Youth Services Review · 43

Spatial variation in accessibility of libraries in Hong Kong

2017 · Yingqi Guo, Chee Hon Chan, et al. · Library & Information Science Research · 42

Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World

2016 · Lankes, R. David · 41

Scottish Circulating and Subscription Libraries as Community Libraries

2003 · K. A. Manley · Library History · 40

Community Libraries: The Concept and its Application—with Particular Reference to a South African Community Library System

1998 · B.J Mostert · The International Information & Library Review · 40

Community Lending Libraries in Eighteenth-Century Ireland and Wales

1963 · Paul Kaufman · The Library Quarterly · 39

‘I don’t know what literacy is’: Uncovering hidden literacies in a community library using ecological and participatory research methodologies with children

2011 · Kate Pahl, Chloe Allan · Journal of Early Childhood Literacy · 38

Paired reading: effects of a parent involvement programme in a disadvantaged community in South Africa

1998 · Jennifer Overett, David Donald · British Journal of Educational Psychology · 38

The Library in the Life of the User: Engaging with People Where They Live and Learn

2015 · Connaway, Lynn Silipigni · CONTENTdm Server Respository · 37

Survey of Miners’ Institute and Welfare Hall Libraries in South Wales

1973 · Hywel Francis · Library History · 37

Gerakan Literasi Mencerdaskan Negeri

2014 · Muhsin Kalida, Moh. Mursyid · Digital Library UIN Sunan Kalijaga (Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University) · 31

Community libraries: a brief review of their origins and nature with particular reference to South Africa

1989 · Christine Stilwell · Journal of Librarianship and Information Science · 30

The potential of community libraries in supporting literate environments and sustaining literacy skills

2014 · Sanjana Shrestha, Lisa Krolak · International Review of Education · 29

Social inclusion and social capital of the Shanghai Library as a community place for self-improvement

2019 · Patrick Lo, Minying He, et al. · Library Hi Tech · 25

Lessons learned: intentional implementation of second makerspaces

2018 · Heather Moorefield-Lang · Reference Services Review · 25

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