Open AccessPerceptions of Value: A Story from One Pennsylvania Community
Author(s) -
Linda Neyer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pennsylvania libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2324-7878
DOI - 10.5195/palrap.2014.83
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , perception , position (finance) , sociology , library science , community college , public relations , political science , media studies , psychology , medical education , medicine , computer science , business , finance , neuroscience , machine learning
This is the story of how a local community successfully saved a high school librarian position through the coordinated efforts of concerned, well-informed parents, teachers, school librarians, a university librarian, neighbors, friends, and others. Takeaways for academic librarians and others in the Pennsylvania library community are discussed.