Book chapter
Alternative Funding for Public Libraries: Trends, Sources, and the Heated Arguments that Surround It
Influence of Funding on Advances in Librarianship, pp 115-140
05 Dec 2008
Abstract
In response to recent public library funding deficiencies, many people both inside and outside the field of librarianship have suggested that public libraries need to rely less on traditional government funding and more on alternative funding sources. This chapter reports the results of a review of the research and professional literature relating to government and alternative funding for US public libraries and presents a case study of the West Chester (PA) Public Library, which relies heavily on non-tax funds for its operations. It concludes with an analysis of the major arguments for and against alternative funding for public libraries and a consideration of the implications for public librarianship in the United States.
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- Title
- Alternative Funding for Public Libraries: Trends, Sources, and the Heated Arguments that Surround It
- Creators
- Denise E Agosto
- Publication Details
- Influence of Funding on Advances in Librarianship, pp 115-140
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000270823700006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-57149110072
- Other Identifier
- 991014976882704721
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- Information Science & Library Science