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Empowering communities through memories: the role of public libraries
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Pang, Natalie Lee-San Denison, Tom Johanson, Graeme Schauder, Don Williamson, Christina Mary Crawford |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Abstract | Drawing on the findings of recent research into public libraries in Victoria, Australia, this paper will explore the role of public libraries in creating, sustaining, and preserving community memory, and how such activities contribute to the empowerment of communities. In this context, the concept of empowerment will be explored at a number of levels including the individual and institutional levels for participative action and institutional partnerships. The paper concludes that if public libraries can reposition themselves as brokers or central nodes in a stronger community network, then they will be in a stronger position to facilitate the construction and preservation of community memory which, in turn, will act to empower their communities. Author Address: kirsty.williamson@sims.monash.edu.au URL: http://www.ccnr.net/node/157 http://www.ccnr.net/prato2006/archive/index.html http://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/R/-?func=dbin-jumpfull&object_id=7284&local_base=GEN01-CSU01 http://books.google.com/books?id=XeSbOwAACAAJ&dq=Constructing+and+Sharing+Memory+ Community+informatics,+identity+and+empowerment&cd=1 http://www.whiteroom.com.au/publications.htm CRO identification number: 7284 |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| Ending Page | 18 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/9655632/PID&%2320;7284&%2320;pre-pub.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
