Structuring an Action Net of Public Library Membership

Cavanagh, Mary

doi:10.1086/682734

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“…Cavanagh considers the social mode of public libraries from the viewpoint of “a social constructivist perspective” and examines the membership of public libraries from this perspective (Cavanagh, 2015, p. 407). Cavanagh concludes that “the political mode of public library organizing is rooted in citizenship, residency, and a historical tradition oriented as a grassroots community organization responding to its immediate public” (Cavanagh, 2015, p. 413). The group examined in this paper has roots in the social movement of the establishment of community libraries and follows the traditional spirit of “civic librarianship” (Cavanagh, 2015, p. 413).…”

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“…Cavanagh concludes that “the political mode of public library organizing is rooted in citizenship, residency, and a historical tradition oriented as a grassroots community organization responding to its immediate public” (Cavanagh, 2015, p. 413). The group examined in this paper has roots in the social movement of the establishment of community libraries and follows the traditional spirit of “civic librarianship” (Cavanagh, 2015, p. 413).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Creating a space for autonomous learning and citizen involvement in collaboration with a public library

Yoshida

2016

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Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the significance of public libraries as lifelong educational agencies through the analysis of citizen's autonomous learning activities developed in a public library. Design/methodology/approach-A self-learning group was chosen and their history was traced. Self-published documents and narratives of the group were used to clarify the substantial content of autonomous learning activities related to a public library. First, an overview of the group activities is given through an analysis of the contents of group newsletters. Second, the narrative of the group members is examined as it appears in their publications. Finally, the results of these two procedures are integrated to holistically articulate the activities of the group as an autonomous learning history based in the public library. Findings-The paper shows how the group created their learning space in collaboration with a public library and developed individual lifelong learning sharing their activities with local citizens. The paper concludes that the activities of the target group provide an excellent example of not only citizen's autonomous learning as a study group but also the ways in which civic activities nurture public debate and generate social capital in cooperation with the local public library. Originality/value-The paper suggests specific citizen's autonomous and self-directed learning activities and clarifies the substantial results of their learning. The results of this research demonstrate that public libraries have unique potential dynamically satisfy individual lifelong learning and ︎ citizen involvement. The paper demonstrates how public libraries are intrinsically linked with lifelong learning and civic involvement.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Creating a space for autonomous learning and citizen involvement in collaboration with a public library

Yoshida

2016

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“…The conversational ecology identified by boyd et al (2010) provides a framework for understanding how libraries use Twitter to not simply engage with their members, but converse with their membership. Traditional understandings of library membership tend to rely on membership registration, library use statistics, and geographical area to define to define membership; however, Cavanagh (2015) argues these understandings overlook the active nature of public library membership. For instance, a person does not have to hold a library card in order to follow a library on Twitter; however, that individual still creates a relationship with the library by choosing to follow the library's Twitter account.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, a person does not have to hold a library card in order to follow a library on Twitter; however, that individual still creates a relationship with the library by choosing to follow the library's Twitter account. By overlaying boyd et al 's (2010) understanding of the syntactic conversation conventions of Twitter on Cavanagh's (2015) understanding of public library membership, we hope to explore the different conversations and conversational contexts that public libraries participate in online.…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%