All Outputs (3)

From a network model to a model network: strategies for network development to narrow the LIS research–practice gap (2022)
Journal Article
Hall, H., Ryan, B. M., Salzano, R., & Stephen, K. (2023). From a network model to a model network: strategies for network development to narrow the LIS research–practice gap. Journal of Documentation, 79(3), 757-783. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-04-2022-0

Purpose The purpose of the empirical study was to examine whether strategies shown to work well in one model of network development for library and information science (LIS) practitioners and researchers could be applied successfully in the developm... Read More about From a network model to a model network: strategies for network development to narrow the LIS research–practice gap.

The public library as public sphere: a longitudinal analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Appleton, L., & Hall, H. (2023). The public library as public sphere: a longitudinal analysis. Journal of Documentation, 79(1), 112-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-02-2022-0031

Purpose The research was undertaken to explore the role of the UK public library as a public sphere and the ways in which this role relates to the epistemic, community and political functions of public libraries. Design/methodology/approach A lo... Read More about The public library as public sphere: a longitudinal analysis.

Using a multi-location, longitudinal focus group method to conduct qualitative research into the role of public libraries (2022)
Journal Article
Appleton, L., & Hall, H. (2022). Using a multi-location, longitudinal focus group method to conduct qualitative research into the role of public libraries. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 11(1), 83-92

A novel multi-location longitudinal focus group method was deployed as part of a doctoral study on the role of UK public libraries. This work was completed part-time at Edinburgh Napier University between 2013 and 2020. Over a period of three years,... Read More about Using a multi-location, longitudinal focus group method to conduct qualitative research into the role of public libraries.