Search topic: Resources for lifelong learning in public libraries
Database: Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Search strategy: Building block S1 + S2 + S3 --> results
S1 - lifelong learning or continuing education
S2 - public librar*[-y,-ies] or community librar*[-y,-ies]
S3 - resource*[-s] or program*[-s]
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lifelong and
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learning or
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continuing and
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education) and (
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public and
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librar* or
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community and
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librar*) and (
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resource* or
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program*))
My search retrieves 826 hits. Below is the record of first hit:
Author(s): | Zeisel, William | Source: | Institute of Museum and Library Services | | | |
| Descriptors:
Public Libraries; Museums; Library Services; Baby Boomers; Government Libraries; Lifelong Learning; Guidelines; Demography; Demonstration Programs; Futures (of Society); Information Science Education; Aging (Individuals); Adult Development; Access to Information; Gerontology; Benchmarking; Library Role; Citizen Participation Abstract:
As the first of the baby boomers turn 60, public libraries are preparing to offer creative alternatives to retirement to a generation notorious for their idealism and activism. This report from the Americans for Libraries Council (ALC) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) offers guidelines, demographics, and examples of model programs to public libraries interested in connecting these active older adults to new opportunities for learning, work, and community service. On September 26-27, 2005, Americans for Libraries Council and the Institute of Museum and Library Services convened a Library Leaders Forum, "Designs for Change: Libraries and Productive Aging," to examine key issues relating to the aging opportunity. The meeting was held as part of ALC's Lifelong Access Libraries initiative, which seeks to foster fundamental changes in how librarians provide services and opportunities to active older adults. The key findings include recognition that the current paradigm of library services for "seniors" does not match the characteristics and potential contributions of the baby boomer generation; that the profession is not organized to support coordinated change; that there is no central, easily accessible database of best practices; and that the challenges and opportunities of demographic change must be shared across sectors, fields, and disciplines. The call to action emphasizes a need for leadership to bring about change at all levels of the library community. It also highlights the importance of finding new approaches to services and defining benchmarks and frameworks for their dissemination. It urges creation of a community of practice. Appended are: (1) Trends: Older Adults, Productive Activity and Civic Engagement; (2) Bibliography of Selected Works by Presenters, National Advisors and Aging Organizations; (3) Forum Agenda; and (4) Forum Participants. ["Designs for Change" is supported by a generous grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies and additional support from Institute of Museum and Library Services and Americans for Libraries Council.] Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software.  Show  Hide Full Abstract Full-Text Availability Options:  ERIC Full Text (1801K) |
Evaluation: Due to the broad nature of my topic, the number of retrieved documents is rather high. Because the records are displayed in order of decreasing revelancy, I am able to assess that the retrieval precision is relatively low, dropping off sharply after the first 100 hits or so. To increase the precision I can start the search with the most specific facet in my topic (lifelong learning), then narrow down the results further using Boolean operators (AND public libraries AND resource or program NOT statistics). Non-subjects attributes can also be used to limit the search, for example document type (full-text), language (English), and publication year (after 1999).
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