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Author Usherwood, Bob.

Title Equity and excellence in the public library [electronic resource] : why ignorance is not our heritage / Bob Usherwood.

Imprint Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., c2007.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description viii, 227 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-224) and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Public libraries -- Great Britain.
Public services (Libraries) -- Great Britain.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780754648062 (alk. paper)
0754648060 (alk. paper)

 
    
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