adult education activities in public libraries

Smith, Helen

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“…Although public libraries have been offering programmes for many years and for many different incentives in many different countries, research on the history and development of public library programmes is scarce. Programmes in public libraries has been an area of study before, however under terms such as "adult education activities" (Johnson, 1938;Smith, 1954), "extension work" (McColvin, 1927;Jolliffe 1968) and "cultural activities" (Wirla, 1958). Across these different terms, programmes have been related to general education, public relation and outreach as well as to the general stimulation of an interest in books and literature as well as cultural activity more broadly.…”

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“…Across these different terms, programmes have been related to general education, public relation and outreach as well as to the general stimulation of an interest in books and literature as well as cultural activity more broadly. The more neutral terms "programs" and "programming" have been used in North America since at least the 1950s (Smith, 1954) and have become more widely used in recent years. Most empirical studies have been survey studies applying a somewhat restricted perspective on programmes and only a few studies that treat programmes and programming activity as a unified whole exist.…”

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NJLIS Vol 1, No 2, 2020

Engström¹

2020

NJLIS

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Focus and Scope Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies, NJLIS, is a scholarly peer reviewed open access journal, covering scientific issues and current trends in Library and Information Studies. Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies publishes Nordic and international peer reviewed LIS articles and reviews of significant LIS literature. The editorial committee consists of representatives from LIS departments in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The role of editor rotates annually between the members of the editorial committee. The journal is published on University of Copenhagen's online platform tidsskrift.dk. Peer Review Process Submitted articles are subject to double-blind peer-review to ensure a high level of quality. Two reviewers are assigned to each article. The editor decides on publishing after the review process and is in charge of communication with the contributor(s). Papers may be rejected directly by the editor if judged to be out of scope, deemed as substandard or not adhering to the author guidelines. Open Access Policy The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Publication Frequency Nordic Journal of Library and Informations Studies publishes two issues per year.

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NJLIS Vol 1, No 2, 2020

Engström¹

2020

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“…Thus, public library programs have historically been used as part of library publicity. Around the same time, programs were closely associated with “educational activities” (Sydney et al , 1950; Smith, 1954; Stevenson, 1963) promoting literacy through the access to books. The American library researcher David W. Davies draws the distinction between “book activities” and “non-book activities” (Davies, 1974, p. 1), emphasizing a divide between what has to do with the traditional idea of library collections and what has not.…”

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Researching public library programs through Facebook events: a new research approach

Mathiasson

Jochumsen

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on a new approach for researching public library programs through Facebook events. The term public library programs refers to publicly announced activities and events taking place within or in relation to a public library. In Denmark, programs are an important part of the practices of public libraries and have been growing in both number and variety within recent years. Design/methodology/approach The data for the study presented in this paper consists of Facebook events announcing public library programs. In the study of this data, grounded theory is used as a research strategy and methods of web archiving are used for collecting both the textual and the visual content of the Facebook events. Findings The combination of Facebook events as data, grounded theory as a research strategy and web archiving as methods for data collection proves to be useful for researching the format and content of public library programs, which have already taken place. Research limitations/implications Only a limited number of Facebook events are examined and the context is restricted to one country. Originality/value This paper presents a promising approach for researching public library programs through social media content and provides new insights into both methods and data as well as the phenomenon investigated. Thereby, this paper contributes to a conception of an under-developed researched area as well as a new approach for studying it.

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Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Arts and Cultural Institutions: A Content Analysis

Clover

Sanford

Jayme

2010

Journal of Adult and Continuing Education

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Using a content analysis approach, this article shares the results of scholarly adult education study on museum and library adult education and learning as represented in peer-reviewed publications over the past 60 years. Findings show a paucity of studies in general, but particularly around libraries. The majority of publications on libraries were ‘non-research-oriented’, and published in the 1950s and 1960s; museums were all but ignored until studies began to appear in the 1990s. Early concerns focused on elitism and the educational role, while later studies began to debate social and interpretive issues. Although museum and libraries theorists call for critical discourses and studies, with few exceptions adult education research is dominated by liberal discourses. We conclude the article with a number of recommendations for future study in this important yet underresearched and undertheorized area.

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adult education activities in public libraries

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NJLIS Vol 1, No 2, 2020

NJLIS Vol 1, No 2, 2020

Researching public library programs through Facebook events: a new research approach

Adult Education and Lifelong Learning in Arts and Cultural Institutions: A Content Analysis

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