John Pateman

Reimagining the Public Library captures the major debates that have taken place within the Library and Information Science profession over the past 25 years, suggesting how these ideas can be used to inform the future development of public libraries around the world. Using a 25-year framework and incorporating ideas that have emerged in European, North American and Australasian public libraries,...

Understanding Public Libraries: Management, Leadership and Ideology sets out a robust new analytical framework for understanding, managing, and supporting public libraries. Drawing on the ideas of Marx and Maslow and their theories of dialectical materialism and cultural hegemony, experienced library leader John Pateman presents how this framework can be used in public libraries to create change and ensure their survival...