Modeling the factors related to public library legitimacy: A comparison of library service and community socioeconomic characteristics

dc.contributor.author	Cusick, Cari Jean
dc.date.accessioned	2021-02-15T17:47:16Z
dc.date.available	2021-02-15T17:47:16Z
dc.date.created	March 24, 2020	en_US
dc.date.issued	2021-02-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3643
dc.description.abstract	Legitimacy is a key concept within institutional theory, yet it has received little attention within Library and Information Science, particularly in the public library context. This quantitative research study proposes a definition of public library legitimacy, and utilizes structural equation modeling to analyze the relationship between library service variables, community socioeconomic characteristics, and the outcome of public library legitimacy. The population for this study is Kansas public libraries, and secondary data was procured from the 2018 Kansas Public Library Survey & Annual Report and U.S. Census data.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Public libraries, legitimacy, structural equation modeling	en_US
dc.title	Modeling the factors related to public library legitimacy: A comparison of library service and community socioeconomic characteristics	en_US
dc.college	slim	en_US
dc.advisor	Michael Widdersheim	en_US
dc.department	school of library and information management	en_US