Public libraries and the unemployed in Sheffield, United Kingdom: a literature review

Muela-Meza, Zapopan Martín Public libraries and the unemployed in Sheffield, United Kingdom: a literature review., 2004 (Unpublished) [Report]

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This paper, "Public libraries and the unemployed in Sheffield, United Kingdom: a literature review" is part of a bigger research paper for the doctoral module of Research Training Program, RTP: GSC6100: Library and Info Skills for Successful Research The Assessment Portfolio, at my PhD Program in Information Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK. The module coordinator was Mr. Alastair Allan and Ms. V.A. Harding, both librarians at the University of Sheffield Library.

Item type: Report
Keywords: UK - Sheffield; public libraries; workers; unemployed.
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BH. Information needs and information requirements analysis.
A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields .
B. Information use and sociology of information > BC. Information in society.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BE. Information economics.
C. Users, literacy and reading. > CC. User categories: children, young people, social groups.
B. Information use and sociology of information > BF. Information policy
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DC. Public libraries.
Depositing user: Zapopan Martín Muela-Meza
Date deposited: 26 May 2008
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:11
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/11644

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