Definition and Value of Libraries - a qualitative study

Northern New York Library Network, in partnership with the Alaska, New York, South Carolina, and Texas State Libraries, will host facilitated conversations to establish a shared definition of libraries within their community system. The research question at the center of the project; “What is the Tribal and public library’s measurable value to their local community?” This qualitative research project is phase one of the three-year Libraries in Community Systems valuation and modeling project.

北方纽约图书馆网络携手阿拉斯加、纽约、南卡罗来纳和德克萨斯州州立图书馆，共同举办促进性对话，旨在为其社区系统中图书馆的共定义达成共识。项目核心的研究问题为：‘部落及公共图书馆对其当地社区的衡量价值究竟何在？’此项定性研究项目为三年期图书馆在社区系统中的价值评估与建模项目的第一阶段。