Libraries In The Age Of Mediocrity

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Libraries In The Age Of Mediocrity

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Author : Earl Lee
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 1998-01-01

Libraries In The Age Of Mediocrity written by Earl Lee and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

"I only wish I had your paper before me when I wrote Silicon Snake Oil"--Clifford Stoll. "Ultimately, " says Earl Lee, "libraries are involved in the quest for truth, but conceptualize it in a way very different from most. Library professionals pursue a philosophy of inclusion, trying to have as many versions of Truth as possible, in the hopes that somewhere in the mass of material, something meaningful may be found by some discerning reader. But in recent years the mass of data has grown to bury truth and defeat the discerning. Librarians have lost sight of what is important." The uncontrollable mass of data, the transformation of the library to an information center, the demise of the card catalog, the meretriciousness of publishers offerings, the dumbing down of textbooks, the decision by the Library of Congress to use the OCLC online system exclusively--these are all the subjects of thought-provoking and unsweetened opinions, welcome reminders of the rich tradition of intellectual freedom in the profession.

Ethics And Values In Librarianship

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Author : Wallace Koehler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2015-09-01

Ethics And Values In Librarianship written by Wallace Koehler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Ethics and Values in Librarianship: A History addresses the processes of development of library and information sciences, largely but not exclusively in a western context. It focuses on the field’s ethics and values. Here, Wallace Koehler, a leading researcher in the area of information ethics, debunks the prevailing notion that library and information science concepts and ethics have and remain constant. He demonstrates that in almost all areas of practice, this is simply not so. Instead of staying the same, our professional ethics and standards have evolved or shifted in their application as well as in the recognition of those standards by practitioners and users. Some of these changes are of very recent etiology. Topics covered include: · the freedom of expression, · intellectual freedom, · libraries and democracy, · intellectual property, copyright, and fair use and, · professional qualifications and credentialing. Koehler examines the development of and changes to library and information science through practice and the writings of library and information theorists and practitioners from Varro during the reign of Julius Caesar to the present. He documents technological and social changes that have had foundational implications for the information professions and argues that ethical standards may be redefined overtime and new standards may emerge, older precepts and newer ones coexist. Not only a history, this is also one of the few contemporary books suitable for use in foundational courses and courses covering information and library ethics.

The Accidental Systems Librarian

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Author : Rachel Singer Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
Release Date : 2003

The Accidental Systems Librarian written by Rachel Singer Gordon and has been published by Information Today, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Practical advice on using research, organizational, and bibliographic skills to solve system problems. Staff request.

The Generation X Librarian

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Author : Martin K. Wallace
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10

The Generation X Librarian written by Martin K. Wallace and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

Generation X includes individuals born roughly between 1961 and 1981. This generation has faced major advances in technology, environmental degradation, and widening economic injustice, all of which affect libraries and librarians. This collection of critical essays highlights the special challenges that face Generation X librarians. Topics covered include management and leadership, rapidly changing technology, social attitudes and stereotypes within popular culture, and how Generation X librarians have responded to or developed in response to those themes. This work fills many of the gaps present in the professional literature on librarianship and our younger generations.

Library Literature Information Science

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Library Literature Information Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Information science categories.

An index to library and information science literature.

Encyclopedia Of Library And Information Science

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Author : Allen Kent
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1974-04-01

Encyclopedia Of Library And Information Science written by Allen Kent and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974-04-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Library Trends

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Library Trends written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Electronic journals categories.

Library And Information Science Annual Volume 7

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Author : Bohdan S. Wynar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Library And Information Science Annual Volume 7 written by Bohdan S. Wynar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Information science literature categories.

Sarge

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Author : Scott Stossel
language : en
Publisher: Other Press, LLC
Release Date : 2011-12-27

Sarge written by Scott Stossel and has been published by Other Press, LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

As founder of the Peace Corps, Head Start, the Special Olympics (with wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver), and other organizations, Sargent Shriver was a key social and political figure whose influence continues to the present day. This authorized biography, exhaustively researched and finely rendered by Scott Stossel (deputy editor of The Atlantic), reads like an epic novel, with “Sarge” marching through the historical events of the last century—the Great Depression, World War II, JFK’s assassination, the Cold War, and many more. Sarge gives us a complete account of Shriver’s life, as well as a thoughtful commentary on the Kennedy family, the Peace Corps, and United States and world history. It is a riveting and comprehensive reconstruction of a life that exemplifies what it means to be a true American.

The Baptist Library

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Author : Charles George Sommers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843

The Baptist Library written by Charles George Sommers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with Baptism categories.