Equity and excellence in the public library
Subtitle: why ignorance is not our heritage
By: by Bob Usherwood.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754648062
Subjects: Public libraries -- Great Britain; Public services (Libraries) -- Great Britain
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Equity and excellence : the librarian's dilemma?; title: Equity and excellence around the world; title: Value versus demand; title: Self-improvement, complex culture, and the public good; title: Commercial imperative; title: Developing critical capacity and creativity; title: Providing access to the best; title: Information is not enough; title: Education, education, education; title: Through excellence to inclusion; title: Professionals, practice, and policy; title: Equity and excellence : a value judgement.