What is it about?
This article presents a new theory of public library development, one that explains and predicts the genesis, evolution, and dissolution of public library systems. The theory adopts a political and communicative framework to explain why libraries develop as they do.
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Why is it important?
The theory is explanatory, predictive, testable, falsifiable, it uses new methods and a new research design, and it operates at a suitable level of abstraction to apply to libraries generally.
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I am proud and excited about this article because it presents one of the key findings from my dissertation research. I believe this article contributes multiple new ideas to the field, including its results, methodology, research design, and future possible research avenues.
Michael Widdersheim
Emporia State University
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This page is a summary of: A Political Theory of Public Library Development, Libri, December 2018, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/libri-2018-0024.
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