Self-Examination
The Present and Future of Librarianship
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2007
296 pages
978-0-313-09522-1 (ISBN)
Description
What makes us librarians? What is it we do that is indispensable? John Budd joins an august group of library-science luminaries, such as Pierce Butler, Jesse Shera, and Michael Gorman, whose works and example invite professional and critical self-examination. Here, Budd challenges us to confront the uneasy truth of whether libraries still represent people's will and intellect, or the cabalistic enclaves of an old guard? Through intellectually rich and engaging entrees into ethics, democracy, social responsibility, governance, and globalization, he makes the case that librarians who fail to grasp the importance of their heritage will never truly respond to societal change or the needs of the individual user.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-09522-1 (9780313095221)
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Person
John M. Budd is Professor and Associate Director of the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. His 2001 book, Knowledge and Knowing in Library and Information Science: A Philosophical Framework, was awarded the 2002 Highsmith Library Literature Award.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: Genealogy of the Profession
Chapter 2: Place and Identity
Chapter 3: Being Informed about Informing
Chapter 4: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Chapter 5: In a Democracy . . .
Chapter 6: The Information Society
Chapter 7: Optimistic Synthesis
References
Index
Chapter 1: Genealogy of the Profession
Chapter 2: Place and Identity
Chapter 3: Being Informed about Informing
Chapter 4: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Chapter 5: In a Democracy . . .
Chapter 6: The Information Society
Chapter 7: Optimistic Synthesis
References
Index
