Our enduring values, librarianship in the 21st century, Michael Gorman
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Our enduring values, librarianship in the 21st century, Michael Gorman
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Our enduring values
Nature of contents
bibliography
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43641201
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Michael Gorman
Sub title
librarianship in the 21st century
Summary
This book takes you through the principles of eight core values as it considers the questions on the minds of most librarians today, including: what is the role of the library today?; what is librarianship in the 21st century?; what do patrons and communities want from their libraries?; will libraries be strengthened or destroyed by new and changing technology?; and how can I maintain the core values of librarianship into the future?--, Provided by Publisher
Table Of Contents
The history and philosophy of library values -- The value of libraries -- The library as place -- Stewardship -- Service -- Intellectual freedom -- Rationalism -- Literacy and learning -- Equity of access to recorded knowledge and information -- Privacy -- Democracy -- Keeping faith
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