TY  - JOUR
AB  - Examines the concept of the street corner university, and assesses the political, social and marketing implications of such a concept being adopted as a vision for the UK public library service. Current views regarding the provision of public library services are explored from the perspectives of Government and the profession. Issues regarding equity of provision and the role of the library service promoting policies of social inclusion are discussed and evaluated. Concludes that, unless the public library service can meet the challenges facing it, it will become increasingly marginalized within society. The dominant paradigms of the profession must be viewed as complementary rather than contradictory, and the successes of the present reconciled with visions of the future, if the true potential of both the street corner university concept and the public library service is to be achieved.
VL  - 101
IS  - 4
SN  - 0307-4803
DO  - 10.1108/03074800010332801
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/03074800010332801
AU  - Broady‐Preston Judith
AU  - Cox Andrew
PY  - 2000
Y1  - 2000/01/01
TI  - The public library as street corner university: back to the future?
T2  - New Library World
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 149
EP  - 161
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -