Public libraries as public sphere institutions

Designing a conceptual model of public libraries as community centers, based on the public sphere theory of Jürgen Habermas

Objective: The aim of this study is to achieve a conceptual model for the transformation of Iranian public libraries into social centers, based on the theory of the public sphere of Jürgen Habermas. Methodology: Research in terms of purpose, applied; In terms of how data is collected, survey; And in terms of the nature of the data, it is a mixed exploratory type of research conducted with a s...

Conceptual modelling of the public sphere in public libraries

Public libraries have been associated with a Habermasian public sphere, but articulations between public libraries and the public sphere remain undefined. To make fuller sense of the public sphere as it relates to public libraries, we used qualitative content analysis as a research methodology to study 12 Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh annual reports from 1900 to 2010. We identified 6 dimension...

Information literacy in public libraries from the perspective of public libraries’ policymakers; an exploratory study

Purpose: The present paper aims to conduct an exploratory study on the status of information literacy in upstream documents and curriculums of Iran public libraries institutions for public libraries. Methodology: This is a developmental exploratory-qualitative study in terms of purpose. Research data were collected using in-depth, semi-structured interviews with policymakers and officials of p...

Public sphere and intellectual discourses in Iran

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