Development Status and Experience Characteristics of Grass-roots Library Services in the United Kingdom
Grass-roots libraries in the United Kingdom include community libraries,rural libraries,township libraries,mobile libraries and so on.Sorting out the characteristics of the experience of building grass-roots libraries in the UK can provide a reference for the grass-roots library business in China.The article adopts the network survey method and the literature analysis method to sort out the development history,the system of laws,regulations and standards,and the current development status of grass-roots libraries in the UK,and summarizes the important initiatives adopted in the construction of grass-roots libraries,such as signposting,integrating into the community,assessing the needs,management innovation,business support,and training tools.The grass-roots library business in the UK presents the following empirical features:granting grass-roots libraries more than sufficient autonomy,designing a community-centred model of management and service delivery,forming a national working group to respond to and solve problems,and establishing a system of governance and oversight for libraries.
British libraryGrass-roots libraryPublic cultural service systemLibrary business
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