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1982
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| author | Weibel, Kathleen |
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| contents | The Evolution of Library Outreach 1960-75 and Its Effect on Reader Services: Some Considerations. Occasional Paper Number 16. Weibel, Kathleen Community Information Services Economically Disadvantaged Information Needs Information Seeking Library Extension Library Research Library Services Literature Reviews Outreach Programs Public Libraries Research Reports The literature of American public library outreach services over a 15-year period is reviewed in the context of the War on Poverty milieu and the four functions of reader services: information, instruction, guidance, and stimulation to use. Three formats were typically present in this literature: broad statements of need, justifications of services to meet needs, and program reports. Evaluative research and research into the information needs and information-seeking patterns of the poor were sporadically reported during this period together with program reports. Emphasis on research increased in the seventies. From 1960 to 1963 the literature concentrated on barriers to physical access to library service. Three approaches to service emerged which forecast the War on Poverty outreach styles: intensified traditional library services, community based service, and political solutions. During the 1964-68 War on Poverty period, four service models dominated the literature: (1) relevant traditional, (2) community life participation, (3) storefront communications centers, and (4) cooperation with other agencies. From 1968 through 1975 the emphasis in the literature switched to more specific client group definition, an interest in research on information needs and emphasis on program evaluation, and a growing focus on literacy and on information and referral. The author's vita concludes the pamphlet. (Author/ESR) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1982 |
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| spellingShingle | The Evolution of Library Outreach 1960-75 and Its Effect on Reader Services: Some Considerations. Occasional Paper Number 16. Weibel, Kathleen Community Information Services Economically Disadvantaged Information Needs Information Seeking Library Extension Library Research Library Services Literature Reviews Outreach Programs Public Libraries Research Reports The Evolution of Library Outreach 1960-75 and Its Effect on Reader Services: Some Considerations. Occasional Paper Number 16. Weibel, Kathleen Community Information Services Economically Disadvantaged Information Needs Information Seeking Library Extension Library Research Library Services Literature Reviews Outreach Programs Public Libraries Research Reports The literature of American public library outreach services over a 15-year period is reviewed in the context of the War on Poverty milieu and the four functions of reader services: information, instruction, guidance, and stimulation to use. Three formats were typically present in this literature: broad statements of need, justifications of services to meet needs, and program reports. Evaluative research and research into the information needs and information-seeking patterns of the poor were sporadically reported during this period together with program reports. Emphasis on research increased in the seventies. From 1960 to 1963 the literature concentrated on barriers to physical access to library service. Three approaches to service emerged which forecast the War on Poverty outreach styles: intensified traditional library services, community based service, and political solutions. During the 1964-68 War on Poverty period, four service models dominated the literature: (1) relevant traditional, (2) community life participation, (3) storefront communications centers, and (4) cooperation with other agencies. From 1968 through 1975 the emphasis in the literature switched to more specific client group definition, an interest in research on information needs and emphasis on program evaluation, and a growing focus on literacy and on information and referral. The author's vita concludes the pamphlet. (Author/ESR) |
| title | The Evolution of Library Outreach 1960-75 and Its Effect on Reader Services: Some Considerations. Occasional Paper Number 16. |
| topic | Community Information Services Economically Disadvantaged Information Needs Information Seeking Library Extension Library Research Library Services Literature Reviews Outreach Programs Public Libraries Research Reports |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED231376 |