Lifelong Learning in Public Libraries: Principles, Programs, and People

摘要

The main thesis of this eight-chapter book is that public librarians should teach more, but that this instruction should be on their own terms, taking their own histories, philosophies, traditions, and characteristics into account. Due to their influential roles as equalising and democratic forces, public libraries (PLs) have affected society through social justice, social inclusion, and community cohesion, Gilton posits that "information enfranchisement" can be reinforced provided that today's PLs value information literacy instruction (ILI) in theory and practice. Chapters 1 and 2 deal theoretically with the notion and practice of instruction in the context of libraries with an emphasis on PLs.