Equity and excellence in the public library why ignorance is not our heritage /
Usherwood, Bob
Equity and excellence in the public library why ignorance is not our heritage / [electronic resource] : Bob Usherwood - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007 - 1 online resource (viii, 227 p.) : ill.
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index
Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma? -- Equity and excellence around the world -- Value versus demand -- Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good -- Commercial imperative? -- Developing critical capacity and creativity -- Providing access to the best -- Information is not enough -- Education, education, education -- Through excellence to inclusion -- Professionals, practice and policy -- Equity and excellence : a value judgement
Mode of access : Internet
9780754685074 (electronic bk.) 0754685071 (electronic bk.)
Public libraries--Great Britain
Public services (Libraries)--Great Britain
Equity and excellence in the public library why ignorance is not our heritage / [electronic resource] : Bob Usherwood - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007 - 1 online resource (viii, 227 p.) : ill.
Description based on print version record
Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index
Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma? -- Equity and excellence around the world -- Value versus demand -- Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good -- Commercial imperative? -- Developing critical capacity and creativity -- Providing access to the best -- Information is not enough -- Education, education, education -- Through excellence to inclusion -- Professionals, practice and policy -- Equity and excellence : a value judgement
Mode of access : Internet
9780754685074 (electronic bk.) 0754685071 (electronic bk.)
Public libraries--Great Britain
Public services (Libraries)--Great Britain