?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+participatory+library+model+for+university+libraries&rft.creator=Nguyen%2C+Linh+Cuong&rft.subject=Participatory+library&rft.subject=Grounded+theory&rft.subject=Qualitative+research&rft.subject=Social+media&rft.subject=Library+users&rft.subject=Library+model&rft.subject=Library+theory&rft.subject=Academic+library&rft.subject=Library+2.0&rft.subject=Web+2.0&rft.description=This+research+investigated+the+ways+academic+libraries+are+using+social+media+and+adopting+participatory+principles+in+their+programs+and+services.+Using+the+Grounded+Theory+method+the+research+developed+an+empirically+derived+model+for+participatory+libraries.+The+research+revealed+three+core+categories+representing+the+participatory+library%3A+community%2C+empowerment%2C+and+experience.+The+research+provides+library+professionals%2C+researchers+and+the+library+community%2C+with+a+fresh+perspective+and+holistic+picture+of+the+contemporary+library.+The+findings+can+be+used+to+guide+the+development+of+participatory+libraries+in+Australia+and+internationally.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2014&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F76288%2F1%2FLinh%2520Cuong_Nguyen_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Nguyen%2C+Linh+Cuong+(2014)+A+participatory+library+model+for+university+libraries.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F76288%2F&rft.identifier=Science+%26+Engineering+Faculty%3B+School+of+Chemistry%2C+Physics+%26+Mechanical+Engineering%3B+School+of+Information+Systems