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Is isolation a problem? : unlocking the issues faced by rural libraries and rural library staff in South Australia

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dc.contributor.author Haines, Rebecca Jane
dc.date.accessioned 2013-06-06T02:32:08Z
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-02T20:33:19Z
dc.date.available 2013-06-06T02:32:08Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-02T20:33:19Z
dc.date.copyright 2008
dc.date.issued 2008
dc.identifier.uri https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/29008
dc.description.abstract The aim of this research was to investigate the current issues faced by public library staff in rural South Australia and some of the reasons why people chose to work in rural libraries. The study took a mixed methods approach, combining interviews and questionnaires to gain a fuller understanding of the issues and experiences of rural librarians. Four interviews took place from which two questionnaires, a staff and managers, was developed. These questionnaires were then sent to 41 rural libraries in South Australia. The findings of the study show that rural library staff in South Australia are a dedicated group of individuals who are motivated by their personal interactions with their communities. It also found that the constraints brought on by geographic isolation such as distance and time were a concern of many staff. en_NZ
dc.format pdf en_NZ
dc.language en_NZ
dc.language.iso en_NZ
dc.publisher Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
dc.subject Rural en_NZ
dc.subject South Australia en_NZ
dc.subject Motivation en_NZ
dc.subject Librarianship en_NZ
dc.subject Staffing en_NZ
dc.title Is isolation a problem? : unlocking the issues faced by rural libraries and rural library staff in South Australia en_NZ
dc.type Text en_NZ
vuwschema.contributor.unit School of Information Management en_NZ
vuwschema.type.vuw Masters Research Paper or Project en_NZ
thesis.degree.discipline Library and Information Studies en_NZ
thesis.degree.grantor Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington en_NZ
thesis.degree.level Masters en_NZ
thesis.degree.name Master of Library and Information Studies en_NZ


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