TY - BOOK AU - Galluzzi,Anna TI - Libraries and public perceptions: a comparative analysis of the european press T2 - Chandos information professional series SN - 9781843347446 U1 - 027 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Amsterdam : PB - Elsevier, KW - Libraries KW - Public opinion. KW - Lbraries and mass media. KW - Library use studies. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1: Wondering about the future of libraries -- 2: Measuring the value of libraries -- 3: Libraries in the newspapers -- 4: Contemporary challenges and public perception -- 5: Which library model from the newspapers: a synthesis N2 - What is the future of libraries? This question is frequently posed, with widespread research into the social and economic impact of libraries. Newspapers play an important role in forming public perceptions, but how do newspapers present libraries, their past, present and future? Nobody has yet taken the press to task on the quantity and quality of articles on libraries, however Libraries and Public Perception does just this, through comparative textual analysis of newspapers in Europe ER -