Date of Award

1-1-2012

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Information Science

Content Description

1 online resource (viii, 290 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Deborah L Andersen

Committee Members

Terrence A Maxwell, David F Andersen

Keywords

decision-making process, library cooperation, public library systems, Public libraries, Public services (Libraries), Library cooperation

Subject Categories

Library and Information Science

Abstract

This research examined the functions and roles of public library systems in New York State and the services they provide for individual libraries and the public. The dissertation further studied the service decision-making processes at three selected New York State cooperative public library systems. Public library systems have played an important role in enhancing and expanding library services in the United States since the 1940s, but few existing studies on public library systems focus on their organizational processes.

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