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Townes, Adam M.

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A Model of Urban Public Library Service for Underserved Groups: Information & Literacy Triage.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A Model of Urban Public Library Service for Underserved Groups: Information & Literacy Triage./
Author:	Townes, Adam M.
Description:	163 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-12(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International76-12A(E).
Subject:	Library science. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3714273
ISBN:	9781321914542

A Model of Urban Public Library Service for Underserved Groups: Information & Literacy Triage.
Townes, Adam M.

A Model of Urban Public Library Service for Underserved Groups: Information & Literacy Triage. - 163 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-12(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Drexel University, 2015.

This study examines the current model of public library service provision to underserved populations. In the context of this study, underserved populations are understood to be socially excluded urban populations which include those living in low income areas, minorities, the homeless and the socially excluded. Because it is an almost omnipresent institution in communities across the United States, the public library is in the unique position of being able to help underserved communities on a nationwide scale. Services provided by the public library can address some of the most conspicuous disparities in society which disproportionally affect underserved groups---such as poor health practices, low literacy levels, and poor information access.

ISBN: 9781321914542Subjects--Topical Terms:

539284
Library science.

A Model of Urban Public Library Service for Underserved Groups: Information & Literacy Triage.
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