Public Libraries as Agents of Communication: A Semiotic Analysis

Author:   Gulten S. Wagner
Publisher:   Scarecrow Press
ISBN:  

9780810826045


Pages:   278
Publication Date:   01 December 1992
Format:   Hardback
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Wagner applies semiotics to the examination of the possible communication dysfunction in public libraries...neatly crafted...the author is thorough and resourceful, and the resulting conclusions are perceptive and salutary. Public librarians will find it a valuable volume to read. - LIBRARY QUARTERLY

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Author:   Gulten S. Wagner
Publisher:   Scarecrow Press
Imprint:   Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.10cm
Weight:   0.458kg
ISBN:  

9780810826045


ISBN 10:   0810826046
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   01 December 1992
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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...highly technical and well researched monograph...could also be applied to public facilities in other settings and to other types of libraries. * Australian Library Journal * ...a challenging book...a book which public library managers and researchers should read... * Journal Of Documentation * ...neatly crafted...the author is thorough and resourceful, and the resulting conclusions are perceptive and salutary. Public librarians will find it a valuable volume to read... * The Library Quarterly *


...highly technical and well researched monograph...could also be applied to public facilities in other settings and to other types of libraries. Australian Library Journal ...a challenging book...a book which public library managers and researchers should read... Journal Of Documentation ...neatly crafted...the author is thorough and resourceful, and the resulting conclusions are perceptive and salutary. Public librarians will find it a valuable volume to read... Library Quarterly


...highly technical and well researched monograph...could also be applied to public facilities in other settings and to other types of libraries. Australian Library Review ...a challenging book...a book which public library managers and researchers should read... Journal Of Documentation ...neatly crafted...the author is thorough and resourceful, and the resulting conclusions are perceptive and salutary. Public librarians will find it a valuable volume to read... Library Quarterly


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G ulten S. Wagner (Fulbright Scholarship, M.L.S., Ibadan, Nigeria, Ph.D., Communication Studies, Murdoch, Western Australia) is a faculty member at the School of Information and Library Studies, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia. She has contributed to professional journals in Africa, Australia, Europe, and America.

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