Descripción del impacto y los beneficios económicos de las bibliotecas públicas de Florida : resultados y aplicaciones metodológicas para trabajos futuros

Fraser, Bruce T., Nelson, Timothy W. and McClure, Charles R. Descripción del impacto y los beneficios económicos de las bibliotecas públicas de Florida : resultados y aplicaciones metodológicas para trabajos futuros. Boletín de la Asociación Andaluza de Bibliotecarios, 2003, n. 72, pp. 74-101. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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English abstract

This article describes the economic impacts and benefits received from public libraries in Florida, indicating that, overall, public libraries make a significant contribution to the economic development of the state. Public libraries receive funding from taxpayers and can be one of the first institutions to experience budget cuts when they occur. Identifying the economic role that libraries play in communities is crucial to the continued funding, support, and existence of libraries. In addition, this article discusses some of the other efforts that have been undertaken to determine the economic impacts and benefits received from taxpayer investment. Drawing on these earlier efforts, the authors present a framework for further study into the economic impacts and benefits received from public libraries, and present some goals and objectives for future studies.

Spanish abstract

Este artículo describe el impacto y los beneficios económicos que generan las bibliotecas públicas de Florida, indicando que, en general, las bibliotecas públicas contribuyen significativamente al desarrollo económico del estado. Las bibliotecas reciben financiación pública y pueden ser una de las primeras instituciones que sufran recortes presupuestarios en tiempos difíciles. La identificación del papel económico que las bibliotecas desempeñan en las comunidades es crucial para seguir recibiendo una financiación adecuada, apoyo y para la propia existencia de las bibliotecas. Además, este artículo analiza algunos de los esfuerzos que se han realizado anteriormente, para determinar el impacto y los beneficios económicos que se generan en relación con el presupuesto público que recibe la biblioteca. Partiendo de estos estudios previos, los autores presentan un marco metodológico para trabajos posteriores, sobre el impacto y los beneficios económicos que generan las bibliotecas públicas y algunos fines y objetivos para investigaciones futuras. Traducción del artículo “Describing the economic impacts and benefits of Florida public libraries: Findings and methodological applications for future work”, de Bruce T. Fraser, Timothy W. Nelson y Charles R. McClure, publicado en la revista Library y Information Science Research, Vol. 24(2002) 3, pp. 211-233. Traducido por Lozano Palacios, A. y Poyatos Huertas, E. en colaboración con alumnos de Licenciatura de la Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación de la Universidad de Granada.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Bibliotecas públicas. Impacto económico. Beneficios económicos. Financiación. Presupuestos. Recortes presupuestarios. ROI. Public libraries. Economic impacts. Economic benefits. Funding. Budgets. Budget cuts. ROI.
Subjects: F. Management. > FC. Finance.
D. Libraries as physical collections. > DC. Public libraries.
Depositing user: baab Boletín de la Asociación Andaluza de Bibliotecarios
Date deposited: 10 Feb 2005
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:00
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/5922

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