Essays about: "public library closures"

Found 1 essay containing the words public library closures.

  1. 1. “The War for the Imagination” : Author Representations of the UK Public Library Service in an Age of Austerity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

    Author : Anna Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Public library; librarians; public library development; public debate; United Kingdom; authors; austerity; Big Society; public library closures; funding cuts; field theory; four-space model; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study explores author texts on public libraries in the United Kingdom between the years 2010 and 2018. The texts appear in a national public debate about the value, purpose and direction of the library service following a significant number of library closures and funding cuts. READ MORE