Award Date
4-2004
Degree Type
Professional Paper
Degree Name
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Department
Public Administration
Number of Pages
43
Abstract
Since the origin of public libraries in the United States during the nineteenth century, they have been primarily supported by public taxation, due to their intended purpose of benefiting all of society, and especially the economically disadvantaged. Public libraries are provided in much the same spirit as public education, to uphold the American value that knowledge and information should be equally available to all, without regard to individual ability to pay. The dilemma of how to pay for library services has involved considerable debate in the library community about the implementation of user fees to supplement revenue, as an alternative to taxation.
Keywords
Government aid to libraries; Library users; Public libraries – Finance; User charges
Disciplines
Library and Information Science | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Social Policy | Social Welfare
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Hornaday, Gayle, "Public Libraries: Is Independence Better?" (2004). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 404.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/1642963
Rights
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