Presidential Libraries and Museums: Opportunities for Genuine Reform

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. BRUCE CRAIG
Keyword(s):  
Educational Outreach ◽  
Centralized Control ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Public ◽  
Trust Funds ◽  
And Function ◽  
Presidential Library System ◽  
Role And Function ◽  
Lead Article

Abstract One of the goals of the summer 2006 issue of The Public Historian, which focused on the presidential library system, was ““to provoke discussion, especially on the issues that have not received sufficient attention or have been largely avoided”” (Larry J. Hackman, ““Introduction,”” p. 7). This essay responds to the lead article in that special issue, Sharon Fawcett's ““Presidential Libraries: A View From the Center.”” Craig warns against the potential for ““politicization”” that could result from greater centralized control NARA's presidential libraries. He argues that NARA has consistently failed to articulate to Congress the true funding needs of the presidential libraries for records processing; he suggests how these needs could be more effectively communicated to Congress and proposes a fiscal solution (earmarking a portion of endowment and trust funds) to address the records processing backlog. Craig also reflects on the role and function of library supporting foundations and advances the notion that NARA library directors should not be permitted to serve as the head of such foundations. Finally, he argues that before focusing on public programming and educational outreach, NARA needs to reinvigorate emphasis on the original purposes of presidential libraries-archival preservation and access.

Debating the Barrel Girl: The Rise and Fall of Panda Lisner

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Bye
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Role ◽  
Local Production ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Arena ◽  
Television Service ◽  
General Response ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function ◽  
Insight Into

The letters published in Melbourne's three TV magazines ( Listener In-TV, TV Week and TV Times) during the establishment period of the city's television service offer an insight into a number of the issues, concerns and interests that were a feature of the public negotiation of television during this period, as well as attesting to an understanding that the local production landscape was a shared enterprise answerable to the viewers who supported it. The vociferous discussions that took place in the public arena of the letters pages were not necessarily representative of any general response to the city's TV service, but they unsettle the idea that TV was something that ‘happened to’ viewers who would soak up whatever entertainment was on offer. In this discussion, I explore the role and function of these print-based TV forums by focusing on the correspondence generated by In Melbourne Tonight's most famous barrel girl, Panda Lisner, whose changing fortunes demonstrated the determination of a number of viewers to play a participatory, even regulatory, role in the Melbourne production landscape.

scholarly journals Regulation, Registration and Social Work: An International Comparison

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aidan Worsley ◽  
Liz Beddoe ◽  
Ken McLaughlin ◽  
Barbra Teater
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

Abstract The anticipated change of social work regulator in England from the Health and Care Professions Council to Social Work England in 2019 will herald the third, national regulator in seven years for the social work profession. Social Work England will be a new, bespoke, professionally specific regulator established as a non-departmental public body with a primary objective to protect the public. Looking globally, we can observe different approaches to the regulation of the social work profession—and many different stages of the profession’s regulatory journey between countries. Using a comparative policy analysis approach and case studies, this article looks more closely at three countries’ arrangements and attempts to understand why regulation might take the shape it does in each country. The case studies examine England, the USA (as this has a state approach, we focus on New York) and New Zealand, with contributions from qualified social work authors located within each country. We consider that there are three key elements to apply to analysis: definition of role and function, the construction of the public interest and the attitude to risk.

The Role and Function of Taxation for Sustainable Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvette Lind
Keyword(s):  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
University College ◽  
And Function ◽  
The University ◽  
Role And Function ◽  
Financial Recovery ◽  
The U.S

Papers attributable to this special issue are a result of the discussions held at the conference “Sustainable Taxation—Global Challenges and Legal Solutions” organized at the University College of Gävle (Sweden) in April 2019. Despite the papers having been written before the ongoing pandemic, the content of them is now more topical than ever as individual states will, beside the apparent health crisis, struggle with not only financial recovery but also tangible inequality within society. As is discussed next in Prof. Buchanan’s editorial, intergenerational justiceis a highly plausible way of moving forward and promoting greater equality not only within tax systems but also within the society in general. Buchanan´s utilization of the U.S. example provides us with highly relevant and thought-proving insights.

scholarly journals The Procuracy as a Subject of Constitutional Debate: Controversial and Unresolved Issues

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-328
Author(s):  
Lan Phuong PHAM
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Judicial Reform ◽  
Public Prosecution ◽  
The Public ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
And Function ◽  
And Control ◽  
Institutional Location ◽  
Role And Function

AbstractThe people’s procuracy is a transplanted Soviet-style institution in Vietnam, which currently exercises the public prosecution function along with the supervision of judicial activities. Debates about the procuracy’s role and function started as early as when the 1992 Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1992 Constitution) was drafted and they were facilitated by the judicial reform policies. In the process of revising the 1992 Constitution, heated debates on the procuracy continued. The subject of these debates included almost every fundamental aspect of the procuracy such as its institutional location, functions, duties, organization, and operation. This article reviews the constitutional debates concerning the procuracy between 2011 and 2013. It analyzes and compares the developments of the debates in this period with those that had occurred in the past, highlighting, in particular, key issues that remain unresolved. It argues that the controversy surrounding the procuracy reflects the legal and political complexities in Vietnam, especially the lack of agreement on institutional issues such as the rule of law, socialist legality, and control of powers.

scholarly journals JURIDICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF CUSTOMS TO PREVENT THE Smuggling of Goods to Realize INCREASING STATE INCOME

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Rendi Gunawan ◽  
Lia Fadjriani ◽  
Feby Milanie
Keyword(s):  
Additional Data ◽  
Type B ◽  
Legal Rules ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Literature Searches ◽  
State Income ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

In the Juridical Analysis of the Role of Customs and Excise in Supervising and Preventing Crimes of Smuggling of Goods at the Customs Commission Type B Batam, it aims to discuss the legal arrangements for the role of customs in supervising and preventing criminal acts of smuggling of goods and the implementation of obstacle factors, obstacles and solutions for the role of customs in supervising and preventing the crime of smuggling of goods (research study at the Customs and Excise KPU type B Batam). This study aims to determine the Juridical Analysis of the Role of Customs and Excise in Supervising and Preventing the Crime of Smuggling of Goods at the Customs Commission Type B Batam.The research conducted is descriptive research with the method normative legal approach (normative juridical) is carried out by means of study literature. Data collection tools used in this research are data in the form of document studies and literature searches and by using additional data in the form of interviews.The results of the study indicate that the general legal arrangement of Customs and Excise authority according to Law No. 17 of 2006 is, Customs and Excise receives reports or information from someone about a criminal act, summons people to be heard and examined as suspects or witnesses, examines, seeks , and collect information on criminal acts, arrest and detain people suspected of committing criminal acts, request information and evidence from suspects who commit criminal acts.For this reason, it is hoped that with the existence of complete legal rules and firm witnesses related to the crime of smuggling of goods, all related elements are able to understand the legal rules made to protect the public from the threat of danger, and legal rules should be emphasized so that no more criminal acts of smuggling of goods occur.

scholarly journals KESIAPAN KECAMATAN DALAM MENERIMA DAN MELAKSANAKAN PELIMPAHAN SEBAGIAN KEWENANGAN PEMERINTAHAN DARI BUPATI KEPADA CAMAT DI KABUPATEN CIANJUR PROVINSI JAWA BARAT

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Riswati Riswati ◽  
Muslim Muslim
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Delegation Of Authority ◽  
Important Position ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

AbstractStructuring the territory understood as a method and not a fi nal destination in the structure ofgovernance (local). The ultimate goal in governance or regional government is the achievementof social welfare. Structuring the region as a method intended to bring the device to the localcommunity as the owner of sovereignty.Sub-District as a working area of the district head has an important position in the publicservice, because it deals directly with the public as the main consumers of public services inquestion. Important essence of districts explicitly stated in Law No. 32 of 2004, which confi rmedthat the sub-district serves as the district/city.This research uses descriptive research design analysis with a qualitative approach. This studyincludes qualitative research, which produces descriptive data. Qualitative research is alsomore emphasis on process rather than in terms of results, in addition to this research mayreveal a problem concerning what is in accordance with the reality on the ground.Based on the results of research and discussion as well as the data obtained in the fi eld,it can be concluded as follows: 1) decree No. 44 and No. 45 of 2012 issued on December28, 2012 have not been fully implemented. The Regent of new regulations implemented infour districts as a pilot project for the District Campaka and Cidaun representing southerncoastal areas Cianjur berkarateristik ocean regions and the mainland. While CematanPacet and Middle Reef representing the Highlands and the Regional Tourism; 3) Basedon the results of questionnaires distributed researchers showed that almost 94% of theauthority delegated by declaring that have been implemented by the Head Campaka,Cidaun, Karangtengah and Pacet despite many obstacles. 4) Based on the interview withthe Head Campaka, Cidaun, Karangtengah and Pacet and the districts mentioned thatthe authority delegated in accordance with Law No. 32 of 2014 governing authority of theRegent. But the delegation of authority was not followed denganpembiayaan suffi cient; 5)Obstacles encountered in the implementation of devolved government affairs, among others,the allocation of funds from the budget has been no improvement since the publication oflegislation or declaring the partial delegation of authority so that what is being implementedby kecamaatan still in accordance with the regulations and declaring before it was issued.Another was in the delegation of authority should be delegated the funds and personnel aswell as the completeness of facilities and infrastructure to carry out the delegated authority;Of the conclusions that can be drawn up by the author, the author tries to give somerecommendations, among others: 1) the ineffectiveness of the role and function of districts foris probably due to the limited authority given to districts to districts that causes districts “nothesitate” to take action if social problems arising in the areas they work; 2) In addition, untilnow there is no synchronization of activity between districts and other institutions at the districtlevel (vertical and horizontal); 3) Short-term: through the synchronization of activities andmake districts as an important actor in the management of these activities, the medium term:to simplifi cation institutions where local authorities through applicable legislation activate therole and functions of the district. Long-term: to reduce the role and function of districts to onlyfocus on one function, namely the function of public services. But we realize that this causes motion districts arena becomes very, very limited, while the other functions being in the arena of motion districts.Keywords: government, delegation of authority and district

scholarly journals From means to an end to ends in themselves

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-52
Author(s):  
Mia Høj Mathiasson
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Historical Case Study ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
The Public ◽  
Broad Variety ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function ◽  
Source Materials

Offering a variety of activities and events is considered a central part of many public libraries today. Under the term public library programmes, this article presents the findings from an empirical study of the development of publicly available and publicly announced activities and events offered within or in relation to Danish public libraries over a sixty-year period. The aim of the study was to enrich our understanding of these library services from a historical perspective focussing on describing development. Inspired by Historical Case Study (HCS), the study was designed as a diachronic analysis of a broad variety of empirical source materials collected from two case libraries, documenting programmes offered between 1960 and 2020, including interviews with programming librarians. From analysing the source materials, a development is described which shows that while the different types of programmes offered throughout the period have been somewhat consistent, their format and content have expanded in parallel with the expansion of the public library, its collections and services. At the same time, the reasoning behind offering programmes can be described as a development from programmes considered as a means to an end (e.g. education, publicity or community building) to programmes also considered as ends in themselves. By supporting and enriching the knowledge on programmes as services, this study provides an empirical foundation for discussions and debates about the role and function of public library programmes as part of the public library in the future as well as rich empirical examples for further research.

The public sphere without democracy: some recent work in LIS

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 769-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Buschman
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
And Function ◽  
Role And Function

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze and re-direct recent schematic and empirical scholarship on Habermas’ theory of the public sphere in library and information science (LIS). Design/methodology/approach This paper conducts a critical analysis of the relevant literature in light of Habermas’ origination and use/purpose of the public sphere concept. Findings The authors examined here produced a schematic operationalization of the public sphere that thinned the concept, but in turn, that schematization has produced insight into the civil society functions and communications of libraries, both within and without. For this work to be meaningful, the considerations and contexts of democratic society must be reinserted. Research limitations/implications Further explorations of the relationship between the public sphere and civil society as they are manifested around and in libraries is called for. Additionally, Weigand’s approach to producing data/evidence on the public sphere and libraries should be furthered. Practical implications Understanding the role and function of libraries in democratic societies is essential for libraries to play a productive democratic role in those societies and thus, in guiding them. Social implications This paper helps to situate the bewildering circumstances of libraries who face both popular support and broad political-social questioning of their role and place. Originality/value This paper arguably interjects a more sophisticated and nuanced theoretical picture of the public sphere than prior precis presented in the LIS literature have undertaken. It also engages a unique set of empirical-theoretical students from another perspective in order to deepen and shift that research discourse.

Peran Dan Fungsi Public Relation Dalam Mempertahankan Citra Positif Portal Berita Online Antaranews.Com

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Dede Mercy Rolando ◽  
Tri Adellia ◽  
Nuril Maulana Alifia Aziz ◽  
Galuh Dwi Kartika Wicaksono
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Online News ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Public Relations Practitioners ◽  
The Public ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Management Function ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Role And Function

This study aims to determine how the role and function of Public Relations in LKBN ANTARA Bureau Lampung in maintaining a positive image in the eyes of the public. In order to examine this research, the author uses descriptive qualitative research methods with data collection in the form of interviews, documentation and literature. The subject of this research is Public Relations practitioners in LKBN Anatara Lampung bureau. This study looks at the impact of technological advances that have disrupted conventional mass media, so that news channels are now converged into online channels. However, due to the convenience offered by online media, the information submitted cannot be filtered properly. The amount of information that is anonymous has resulted in the largest number of hoax news in online media. This reduces the credibility of an online news portal in the eyes of the public. Even some people doubt the accuracy of the news available on online channels. Public Relations at LKBN ANTARA Bureau Lampung acts as a Communication Technician, Communication Facilitator and Problem Solving Facilitator. And Public Relations here also acts as a management function and communication function.

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