Purpose Through a review of the literature, this article seeks to outline and understand the
evolution and extent of user–participant involvement in the existing library and information …

Information professionals strive to understand the needs of communities in order to discover
ways to connect and engage them in library resources and services. Positive word-of-mouth …

This paper examines initiatives developed in Malaysian libraries to enhance library roles in
promoting knowledge and technology exchange as well as community wellbeing. It explores …

Two examples of community engagement in Australian public libraries, drawn from the
author's experience, are analysed using Sung and Hepworth's (2013) community …

This study aims to reveal various phenomena of the existence of libraries in coastal areas,
especially to pay a particular attention to the relation power between various interests of the …

In 2010, Libraries ACT created a number of community engagement specialisations to be
implemented at the Librarian or Professional Officer Class 1 level. The specialisations …

Access to reproductive health information is an integral part of the sustainable development
goal3 of good health and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a …

Background Community engagement has been given different interpretations by scholars
and organisations; in addition, current scientific literature has not reached a consensus on …

Palm-leaf manuscripts are an important part of the heritage of the Lanna culture of northern
Thailand. The purpose of this article is to explore the practices and attitudes towards …

Unsystematic household waste management in water villages could have adverse effects on
the surrounding marine ecosystem. This study is conducted to evaluate the knowledge and …