Public library outlets services to underrepresented
Subtitle: emphasizing Danville, Virginia
Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9783659189296
Table of contents: title: INTRODUCTION, 1; title: Background, 5; title: The Origin of the Study, 9; title: Statement of the Problem, 11; title: Research Questions, 13; title: Assumptions, 14; title: Limitations, 15; title: Definition of Terms, 15; title: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, 18; title: Available Funding, 28; title: Survey System, 38; title: Advocacy Organizations, 41; title: Outreach, 44; title: Review of programs by geographical area, 45; title: Danville, Virginia, 45; title: Roanoke, Virginia, 49; title: New York, 51; title: District of Columbia, 56; title: South Carolina, 58; title: Leeds, England, 60; title: METHODOLOGY AND RESEACH DESIGN, 67; title: Hypothesis, 67; title: Data Collection , 70; title: Data Reduction, 71; title: Qualitative Analysis, 72; title: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION, 81; title: Recommendations, 86; title: New Understanding, 90; title: BIBLIOGRAPHY, 95; title: APPENDICES, 153; title: Appendix A: High Unemployment in Virginia, 153; title: Appendix B: Interview Guide, l57; title: Appendix C: Code Book, l61; title: Appendix D: Survey Letter, l62; title: Appendix E: Periodic Survey Used at Danville Public Library, l63; title: Appendix F: Timetable, l64; title: Appendix G: Virginia’s Gates Foundation Grant Recipient, l65; title: Appendix H: US Census Bureau/Danville Area Census 1970-2004, l68; title: Appendix I: Expenditures of Public Libraries in Virginia, 173; title: Appendix I-A: Public Library State Rank Order, Fiscal Year 2002, 197; title: Appendix J: Danville Programming, 202; title: Appendix K: Strategic Goal Attainment for Danville Public Library, 220; title: Appendix L: Virginia Main street Cumulative Statistics 1985-2004, 229; title: Appendix M: Internet Employment Research Suggestions, 231; title: Appendix N: Success Letter of Thanks, 234; title: Appendix O: Map of Virginia, 235; title: Appendix P: Map of Danville, 277; title: Appendix R: Bibliostat/Danville Public Library, 279