Last Modified

• February 28, 2019

Creator

• Smith, Andrew
  • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science

Abstract

• This paper examines the experiences of five public libraries in adopting and implementing readers' advisory service as an innovation. Using the criteria of allocation of resources, support of library administration, professional status of practitioners and promotion of leisure reading, degrees of implementation are examined. Of the five libraries, one had completely implemented the innovation and started re-inventing it to meet local needs. Three had committed to the innovation, but did not meet all of the criteria that comprised full implementation. One seems to be still in the decision-making stage, and cannot be said to have yet adopted the innovation. The processes followed by each library were grounded in behaviors identifiable through the study of the diffusion of innovations. Understanding of innovation diffusion makes it possible for library administrators and funders to identify and encourage innovative staff members.

Date of publication

• April 2001

Subject

• Deans Achievement Award--Best Masters Papers Awarded 2002
• Information transfer
• Public libraries--Case studies
• Reader guidance
• Public libraries--Administration
• Public Librarianship

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.17615/pbgf-f421

Resource type

• Masters Paper

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Advisor

• Daniel, Evelyn H.

Degree granting institution

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language

• English

Extent

• 75 p.

Access

• Open access

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