Management transparency in state-run public libraries: Website information
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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2018.ene.04Keywords:
Public libraries, State-run libraries, Transparency, Indicators, Management, Libraries management, Web sites, Spain.Abstract
This article discusses the results of analysing management transparency in 53 Spanish´s state-run libraries based on a proposed series of indicators drawn from the libraries´ own websites. While the findings detected examples of good practice, information was observed to be scant, particularly in terms of libraries´ lines of action and objectives. The rules and procedures for using the services and contacting with librarians were the types of information most frequently provided. The authors recommend that libraries, as public institutions receiving funds and subsidies from the government, should engage voluntarily in transparency by publishing information on their indicators on their websites.
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