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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1976
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED129215 |
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- Public Libraries and the Planning Process: In Search of Goals, Objectives, and Priorities. Howard, Edward N. Community Information Services Library Planning Library Services Models Public Libraries Public Relations Systems Approach A velcro board presentation of an input-output model, illustrating the public library as a community information system, can be used to define the library to citizen taxpayers. The major input to the system is tax dollars and its basic components are librarians, recorded information, facilities, and equipment. The output depends on the library's purposes, which must be defined and prioritized through library-citizen interaction. The library can be passive, letting output occur through the initiation of motivated citizens; or it can be active, generating programs aimed at meeting citizen needs and attacking local problems. (KB)