Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2008

Publication Title

School Libraries Worldwide

Volume

14

Issue Number

1

First Page

56

Last Page

71

Keywords

Community-school libraries, School libraries, School librarians, Library users, Social sciences fieldwork

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

Abstract

This article presents a case study of Evergreen school libraries in the northwestern region of China, with a focus on their innovative approaches to community services and strategies of reaching out to local town residents and villagers. The data gathered for the case study included patron/school librarian interviews, observation of brainstorming by school librarians and principals, and analysis of library use data gathered from project schools. In view of known issues identified from existing literature, this study attempts to identify factors that potentially contribute to a school library's success or failure in serving its local community.

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This article originally appeared in School Libraries Worldwide, Volume 14, Issue 1, 2008. It has been posted here with permission from the copyright holder.

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