In late-eighteenth-century Dublin, options were limited for an expanding reading public who wished to consult quality printed works. During this period of the Anglican Ascendancy, membership to institutional libraries or participation in associational activities was largely limi…
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The thesis investigated the application and implementation of marketing practices in public library services in the UK and Republic of Ireland, using local authority leisure services as a comparator. The empirical research included both qualitative and quantitative methodologies…
Economists often evaluate public policies by measuring the effects of those policies on participants' wage income. I use two historical settings to argue that this focus on wage income biases estimates of the returns to education, the returns to local investment, and the measure…
This policy analysis recommends privatizing the Kern County Library services through LSSI, Library Systems and Services, LLC. Privatization will save the county money on the library budget of 10% annually while saving the county the time and effort as LSSI will takeover the day-…
My research traces the history of one type of educational institution in North Carolina from the beginning to the end of the Southern progressive movement. Progressivism was a national movement that re-interpreted the role of the state in the nation’s economic and social life. R…