Understanding the participatory library through a grounded theory study
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Chang, Shanju L Fulton, Crystal |
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2012
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Resumo |
Lankes and Silverstein (2006) introduced the “participatory library” and suggested that the nature and form of the library should be explored. In the last several years, some attempts have been made in order to develop contemporary library models that are often known as Library 2.0. However, little research has been based on empirical data and such models have had a strong focus on technical aspects but less focus on participation. The research presented in this paper fills this gap. A grounded theory approach was adopted for this study. Six librarians were involved in in-depth individual interviews. As a preliminary result, five main factors of the participatory library emerged including technological, human, educational, social-economic, and environmental. Five factors influencing the participation in libraries were also identified: finance, technology, education, awareness, and policy. The study’s findings provide a fresh perspective on contemporary library and create a basis for further studies on this area. |
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application/pdf |
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Richard B. Hill |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/57574/1/2013000847.pdf http://www.asis.org/asist2012/proceedings/Submissions/51.pdf Nguyen, Linh Cuong, Partridge, Helen L., & Edwards, Sylvia L. (2012) Understanding the participatory library through a grounded theory study. In Chang, Shanju L & Fulton, Crystal (Eds.) Proceedings of ASIS&T 2012, Richard B. Hill, Baltimore, MD, pp. 1-9. |
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Copyright © 2012 by American Society for Information Science and Technology. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without written permission from the publisher; American Society for Information Science and Technology, address 1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 |
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School of Information Systems; Science & Engineering Faculty |
Palavras-Chave | #080600 INFORMATION SYSTEMS #Participatory library #Library 2.0 #Social media #Web 2.0 #Library users #Grounded theory |
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Conference Paper |