Public libraries in Palestine : reality and solutions

Other Title(s)

المكتبات العامة الفلسطينية : حقيقتها و مستقبلها

Author

Jabr, Hani Wajih

Source

Cybrarians Journal

Issue

Vol. 2018, Issue 50 (30 Jun. 2018), pp.1-20, 20 p.

Publisher

Cybrarians : The Arabic Portal For Librarianship and Information

Publication Date

2018-06-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

20

Main Subjects

Library Sciences

Abstract EN

This study examined the current status of 53 public libraries in Palestine established by both the municipalities and NGO's,in orderto find out the extent of the services provided by these libraries in the following areas: location, size, furniture, equipment, staff, users and resources.

This study also aimed to identify the difficulties that hinder these libraries from performing their functions.

The study used the survey method based on three questionnaires.

The first one was sent to the director of each public library, while another survey was given to the clients and users of these libraries.

The third survey was given to members of the general public who do not use libraries in order to gauge public awareness concerning libraries and to discern how to attract the public to come to libraries in order to find reading material.

The researcher also visited some of these libraries to interview employees in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of Palestinian public libraries.

The results of this study will assist libraries to achieve a leading role in Palestinian society.

This study was analyzed in collaboration with SPARK Consulting & Training Center.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Jabr, Hani Wajih. 2018. Public libraries in Palestine : reality and solutions. Cybrarians Journal،Vol. 2018, no. 50, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840907

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Jabr, Hani Wajih. Public libraries in Palestine : reality and solutions. Cybrarians Journal No. 50 (Jun. 2018), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840907

American Medical Association (AMA)

Jabr, Hani Wajih. Public libraries in Palestine : reality and solutions. Cybrarians Journal. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 50, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-840907

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 19-20

Record ID

BIM-840907