TY - JOUR
T1 - Publicly Accessible Library Services to Business in the USA and Australia
T2 - A Comparison and Analysis
AU - Bachmann, Brendan
N1 - Funding Information:
The author gratefully acknowledges the advice, encouragement and proof-reading efforts of Dr Sue Reynolds. Also acknowledged are the efforts of Dr Paul Cerotti and RMIT University in facilitating the ?Business Globalisation (A Study Abroad?USA)? study tour, of which this paper is a product.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Brendan Bachmann.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - There are various models of library services to business, but these are relatively underutilised in an Australian setting. They are however far better developed in the USA, where there is a long and successful history of providing small businesses with a variety of support services through publicly accessible libraries. This paper defines and explores the models of business services in libraries, reflecting on examples of these models in practice from both Australia and the USA. It then considers the future opportunities for developing and enhancing library service for business provision in Australia, based on these insights.
AB - There are various models of library services to business, but these are relatively underutilised in an Australian setting. They are however far better developed in the USA, where there is a long and successful history of providing small businesses with a variety of support services through publicly accessible libraries. This paper defines and explores the models of business services in libraries, reflecting on examples of these models in practice from both Australia and the USA. It then considers the future opportunities for developing and enhancing library service for business provision in Australia, based on these insights.
KW - Business libraries
KW - business library research
KW - business library resources
KW - business library support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85094662441&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/24750158.2020.1832733
DO - 10.1080/24750158.2020.1832733
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85094662441
VL - 69
SP - 540
EP - 550
JO - Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
JF - Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
SN - 2475-0158
IS - 4
ER -