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Investigating the public response to local government decisions to reduce or remove public library services

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McCahill, Daisy, Birdi, Briony, Jones, Roger B.·2020·Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
DOI 10.1177/0961000618768028
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This paper presents new findings regarding the public response to public spending cuts as part of the UK Government fiscal consolidation programme, specifically to the perceived effects of reduced library opening hours on the public library user in a city in the North of England. An inductive approach was taken to the mixed methods study, using a self-completion, cross-sectional survey distributed to adults visiting one of three libraries in the city during a six-day period. Qualitative and quantitative data analyses indicate a shared level of dissatisfaction with the service reductions across the respondents, and a shared perception of having been adversely affected. Statistical analyses revealed a strong level of agreement that the changes had a significantly negative impact on different aspects of respondents’ lives. The research evidences the direct effects of service reductions on library users, as well as the wider social and economic implications.

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Authors
McCahill, D., Birdi, B., & Jones, R. B.
Affiliations
  • Hull Libraries, UK
  • University of Sheffield (GB)
  • Formerly Derbyshire Library Service, UK
Corresponding author
Birdi, Briony
ORCID
Birdi, Briony
Venue
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2018-05-06
Volume
52
Issue
1
Pages
40-53
ISSN
  • 0022-2232 (ISSN-L)
  • 0961-0006
  • 1741-6477
DOI
10.1177/0961000618768028
OpenAlex
W2799642226
Cited by
8
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
FWCI
7.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (publishedVersion)
  • White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Information Science and Libraries
  • Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Information Literacy
Keywords
public libraries, public response, local government decision-making, fiscal consolidation, public spending cuts, library hours, user dissatisfaction, Northern England

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