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Progressive Librarianship
Author | : Durrani, Shiraz |
Publsiher | : Vita Books |
Total Pages | : 446 |
Release | : 2016-11-25 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781869886202 |
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Public spending is under threat and public libraries are suffering. At a time when libraries can play a critical role in supporting people facing difficult economic and social situations, the dominant conservative model of librarianship has nothing meaningful to say about the role and relevance of libraries. It offers more of the same, but no qualitative change so necessary today. It continues to maintain the myth that there is no alternative to its own policies and practices. There is thus an urgent need to alternative ideas and practices to address people’s needs. The progressive librarianship movement is taking up this challenge. It has also been active in Kenya and Britain but its work is not widely know. The Kenyan movement differed from the others in that it grew within the underground political movement in the 1980s - the December Twelve Movement/Mwakenya. Using original documents, this book records this hidden history. In the process, it examines key concepts such as the role of libraries and the relevance of service. Linking library work with the wider social and political concerns, the book explores issues such as politics of information, the role of activism and “neutrality” in library work. It offers an alternative approach to librarianship, to the training of librarians and to organisational change to make libraries more relevant to people’s lives.
Questioning Library Neutrality
Author | : Alison Lewis |
Publsiher | : Library Juice Press, LLC |
Total Pages | : 157 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781936117260 |
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Questioning Library Neutrality: Essays from Progressive Librarian presents essays that relate to neutrality in librarianship in a philosophical or practical sense, and sometimes both. They are a selection of essays originally published in Progressive Librarian, the journal of the Progressive Librarians Guild, presented in the chronological order of their appearance there. These essays, some by academics and some by passionate practitioners, offer a set of critiques of the notion of neutrality as it governs professional activity, focusing on the importance of meaningful engagement in the social sphere.
Progressive Library Organizations
Author | : Alfred Kagan |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2015-03-27 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781476617299 |
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This work presents the history and impact of the seven most important progressive library organizations worldwide—in Austria, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom, and two in the United States. Each organization is considered within its national context, and in fact, the English word “organization” does not quite fit the nature of all of the groups. The South African organization, LIWO, was transitional in that it helped bring South African librarianship from apartheid to majority rule and then disbanded. The other organizations or their successors are still working in one form or another. Some of the organizations have had or continue to have vibrant local chapters, though many of the original activists have recently retired or died. The author has interviewed many of them at a time when they were assessing their life work, and handing off to new generations.
The Politics of Professionalism
Author | : Juris Dilevko |
Publsiher | : Library Juice Press, LLC |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781936117307 |
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"An alternative proposal for the education of librarians, emphasizing general knowledge and intellectual rigor and discouraging careerism"--Provided by publisher.
Our Enduring Values
Author | : Michael Gorman |
Publsiher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2000-06 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0838907857 |
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A must-read for progressive librarians everywhere, Our Enduring Values will help you to define your role in the library of the future.
Critical Librarianship
Author | : Samantha Schmehl Hines,David Ketchum |
Publsiher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2020-08-17 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781839094842 |
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This book offers a timely mix of thought-provoking chapters bringing together national and global studies on critical librarianship, and conveying the kind of research which current library managers and researchers need, mixing theory with a good dose of pragmatism.
Introduction to Public Librarianship Third Edition
Author | : Kathleen de la Pena McCook,Jenny S. Bossaller,Felton Thomas Jr. |
Publsiher | : American Library Association |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2018-12-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780838915066 |
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Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This "essential tool" (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession. It covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history through its current incarnation on the cutting edge of the information environment, including statistics, standards, planning, evaluations, and results;legal issues, funding, and politics;organization, administration, and staffing;all aspects of library technology, from structure and infrastructure to websites and makerspaces;adult services, youth services, and children's services;associations, state library agencies, and other professional organizations;global perspectives on public libraries; andadvocacy, outreach, and human rights. Exhaustively researched and expansive in its scope, this benchmark text continues to serve both LIS students and working professionals.
Responsible Librarianship
Author | : David Bade |
Publsiher | : Library Juice Press, LLC |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2014-05-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781936117253 |
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These papers examine library policies and organizational structures in light of the literature of ergonomics, high reliability organizations, joint cognitive systems and integrational linguistics. Bade argues that many policies and structures have been designed and implemented on the basis of assumptions about technical possibilities, ignoring entirely the political dimensions of local determination of goals and purposes as well as the lessons from ergonomics, such as the recognition that people are the primary agents of reliability in all technical systems. Because libraries are understood to be loci of human interaction and communication rather than purely technical systems at the disposal of an abstract user, Bade insists on looking at problems of meaning and communication in the construction and use of the library catalog. Looking at various policies for metadata creation and the results of those policies forces the question: is there a responsible human being behind the library web site and catalog, or have we abandoned the responsibilities of thinking and judgment in favor of procedures, algorithms and machines?