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Information Science Professionals as Community Action Researchers to Further the Role of Rural Public Libraries in Small Business Economic Development: A Case Study of Tennessee

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This paper briefly discusses the involvement of information science professionals as community action researchers in a planning grant entitled “The Role of Rural Public Libraries in Small Business Economic Development in the Appalachian Region: A Case Study of Tennessee” awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Leadership Grants for Libraries to the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee. Cet article discute brièvement l'implication des professionnels des sciences de l’information en tant que chercheurs en action communautaire dans une subvention de planification intitulée «Le rôle des bibliothèques publiques rurales dans le développement économique des petites entreprises de la région des Appalaches : une étude de cas du Tennessee », décernée par les subventions au leadership national pour les bibliothèques de l'Institut du Musée et de la Bibliothèque attribuées à l'école des sciences de l'information de l'Université du Tennessee.

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