Rural and small public libraries provide invaluable services to their communities. These information institutions operate in areas that, when compared to national averages, have poor broadband accessibility and weaker connection speeds, low home internet adoption rates, higher unemployment...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Business Services and the Mission of the Library -- 2. Collection Development: Tools of the Trade -- 3. Programming: Opening the Doors -- 4. Marketing: Getting the Word Out -- 5. Networking: Meeting and Greeting -- 6. The Power...

Wie wird in KMU, die eine Reform ihrer betrieblichen Partizipationsstrukturen als Antwort auf die wirtschaftliche Strukturkrise planen, während einer Akutkrise mit Blick auf diese Reform und auf die betriebliche Partizipation reagiert? Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht diese Frage anhand von...

This contribution is concerned with the spread of new products in small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing sector. Based on an empirical study it is analyzed according to which factors planned product launches are either genuine market novelties or products that are new from the...