http://plablog.org/2006/08/service-response-discussion-community-referral.html The official blog of the Public Library Association Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://plablog.org/2006/08/service-response-discussion-community-referral.html#comment-637 Susan Mann Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:12:11 +0000 http://plablog.org/2006/08/service-response-discussion-community-referral.html#comment-637 I concur on Community Information. Our library maintains a community referral directory and will continue to do so. It's accessed through the web and is a one-of-a-kind resource in the community. But the Library as Commons (“A library that provides a Commons environment helps address the need of people to meet and interact with others in their community and to participate in public discourse about community issues.” ) seems to be a slightly different role, and "Community Information" would include all sorts of informal Commons type interchanges and informational needs. I concur on Community Information. Our library maintains a community referral directory and will continue to do so. It’s accessed through the web and is a one-of-a-kind resource in the community. But the Library as Commons (“A library that provides a Commons environment helps address the need of people to meet and interact with others in their community and to participate in public discourse about community issues.” ) seems to be a slightly different role, and “Community Information” would include all sorts of informal Commons type interchanges and informational needs.

]]> http://plablog.org/2006/08/service-response-discussion-community-referral.html#comment-572 Martina Kominiarek Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:51:30 +0000 http://plablog.org/2006/08/service-response-discussion-community-referral.html#comment-572 Concur that Community Information is a really good name for this and Referral implies something more intensive and personal that is not really our role. This service response seems really good for a library that is responsible for maintaining local electronic community directory and bulletin board information files as part of its website. Concur that Community Information is a really good name for this and Referral implies something more intensive and personal that is not really our role. This service response seems really good for a library that is responsible for maintaining local electronic community directory and bulletin board information files as part of its website.

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