The new librarianship field guide / R. David Lankes.
By: Lankes, R. David [author.]
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Contributor(s): IEEE Xplore (Online Service) [distributor.] | MIT Press [publisher.].
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2016]Distributor: [Piscataqay, New Jersey] : IEEE Xplore, [2016]Description: 1 PDF (viii, 226 pages).Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780262334600.Subject(s): Library science -- Philosophy | Libraries and community | Libraries and society | Librarians -- Attitudes | Librarians -- Attitudes | Libraries and community | Libraries and society | Library science -- PhilosophyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: New librarianship field guide.DDC classification: 020.1 Online resources: Abstract with links to resource Also available in print.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Librarianship full stop -- They named the building after us -- The mission of librarians -- Knowledge creation -- Facilitation -- Participatory systems -- Improve society -- Librarians -- Pragmatic utopias -- What is a library -- Saving money and the world -- A platform for knowledge development -- Fitting knowledge in a box -- Academic libraries -- School libraries -- Public libraries -- Engines of advancement -- Coda -- Excursus : from mission to missionary -- Facilitating new librarianship learning -- Observations from the field -- FAQs (frequently argued questions) -- Discussion points.
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How librarians can be radical positive change agents in their communities, dedicated to learning and making a difference.
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