Bicycle Access to Public Libraries: a Survey of Pennsylvania Public Libraries and Their Accessibility to Patrons Arriving Via Bicycle

Bicycle Access to Public Libraries: a Survey of Pennsylvania Public Libraries and Their Accessibility to Patrons Arriving Via Bicycle, Samuel T. C. Thompson

Analyzing the Public Libraries' Accessibility in the Municipality of District 20 of Tehran

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the status of district 20 of Tehran in terms of the availability of public libraries and access of its residents to library services. Method: In this research, an analytical–descriptive method was used to analyze the public libraries' accessibility in the municipality of district 20 of Tehran. Parts of the data have been obtained from the documents of th...

Identifying Platform-Based Services in Iran’s Public Libraries

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify platform-based services and their priorities in order to apply them in Iran’s public libraries. Method: This research is an applied study in terms of purpose, including a mixed approach in terms of the research framework. First, the platform-based services were identified through using the meta-synthesis method. Then, after searching ...

The survey of the Iranian Public library services for the disabled

Purpose: the present study aimed at reviewing the public libraries under the agencies of the Public Libraries of the country services to disabled (physically disabled, blind and visually impaired, deaf and hard of hearing people). Method: the methodology used in this study is a survey with descriptive and inferential statistics done in a definite time. The research population of this stage con...

مکان‌یابی کتابخانه‌های عمومی با سامانۀ اطلاعات جغرافیایی نمونه: شهر شیراز

Purpose: The aim of this paper is to  examine  the geographic distribution of public libraries in Shiraz, and to determine the best location for the construction of public libraries. Methodology: In this study, data was collected through literature reviews, through observations and interviews, and by using geographical maps. Collected data were imported into the Arc GIS software. By using laye...