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Innovation and the library : the adoption of new ideas in public libraries

Title
Innovation and the library : the adoption of new ideas in public libraries / Verna L. Pungitore.
Author
Pungitore, Verna Leah.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1995.

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Description
xiii, 189 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Contributions in librarianship and information science, 0084-9243 ; no. 86
Uniform Title
Contributions in librarianship and information science ; no. 86.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Public libraries > United States > History > 20th century
  • Public libraries
  • Öffentliche Bibliothek
  • Innovation
  • Bibliothèques publiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e sièc
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
pt. I. Public Libraries, Change, and Innovation. 1. Public Libraries and Organizational Change: An Overview. 2. Diffusion and Adoption of Innovations. 3. Evolutionary Change in Public Libraries: 1920-1965 -- pt. II. Life History of a Public Library Innovation. 4. Prelude to Innovation: 1966-1979. 5. Development and Dissemination of the Innovation. 6. PLDP: The Modified Innovation -- pt. III. Toward a Model of Public Library Innovation. 7. Diffusion among Smaller Libraries: 1980-1990. 8. Patterns of Implementation in Smaller Libraries. 9. Fitting the Public Library Experience to the Models. 10. Facilitating Innovation in Public Libraries.
ISBN
  • 0313286736
  • 9780313286735
LCCN
95003808
OCLC
  • ocm31933995
  • 31933995
  • SCSB-2061219
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library