Community workers and information: From national resources to neighbourhood advice

Community information and the public library

“…A willingness to share resources and to create joint publicity (for practical applications see National Consumer Council 1982) is also important. We need to broaden the sphere of co-operation to include not only advice and information workers, but also community workers (for details of the information requirements of community workers, see Streatfield 1982). Community groups (see, for example, Darcy and Ohri 1974), who in some circumstances may provide more effective services for those in need than those delivered across library counters or through official agencies, should also be included.…”