Progressive Librarianship

Author : Alison Lewis
Publisher : Library Juice Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1936117266
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Questioning Library Neutrality written by Alison Lewis and published by Library Juice Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Durrani, Shiraz
Publisher : Vita Books
ISBN 13 : 1869886208
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Progressive Librarianship written by Durrani, Shiraz and published by Vita Books. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Juris Dilevko
Publisher : Library Juice Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1936117304
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Professionalism written by Juris Dilevko and published by Library Juice Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An alternative proposal for the education of librarians, emphasizing general knowledge and intellectual rigor and discouraging careerism"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Michael Gorman
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 9780838907856
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our Enduring Values written by Michael Gorman and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2000-06 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must-read for progressive librarians everywhere, Our Enduring Values will help you to define your role in the library of the future.

Author : Tom Kwanya
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 178063384X
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Library 3.0 written by Tom Kwanya and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The emerging generation of research and academic library users expect the delivery of user-centered information services. ‘Apomediation’ refers to the supporting role librarians can give users by stepping in when users need help. Library 3.0 explores the ongoing debates on the “point oh phenomenon and its impact on service delivery in libraries. This title analyses Library 3.0 and its potential in creating intelligent libraries capable of meeting contemporary needs, and the growing role of librarians as apomediators. Library 3.0 is divided into four chapters. The first chapter introduces and places the topic in context. The second chapter considers “point oh libraries. The third chapter covers library 3.0 librarianship, while the final chapter explores ways libraries can move towards ‘3.0'. Focuses on social media in research and academic libraries Gives context to the discussion of apomediation in librarianship and information services provision Provides a balance between more traditional and more progressive approaches

Author : Toni Samek
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786450738
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Intellectual Freedom and Social Responsibility in American Librarianship, 1967-1974 written by Toni Samek and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1967 and 1974, a number of librarians came together to push for change in the American Library Association. They soon prompted a majority of the profession to examine their role in the dissemination and preservation of culture and to ask basic questions about the terrain that the profession defends. A particular concern was the limitations to intellectual freedom (if any) that might arise in the pursuit of other perhaps equally worthy goals. The questions raised by this advocacy group were based on a relatively new concept of librarianly social responsibility that was partly an outgrowth of the civil rights and antiwar agitation of the period and partly a continuation of the proud traditions of the alternative press movement in the United States. The resulting dissension and turmoil exposed an inherent discrepancy not only between the rhetoric of ideals within the profession and the reality of practice but between librarians as agents of change--librarians' having a social agenda--and professional "neutrality" or the provision of information for all sides without taking sides. These conflicts have never been resolved. The reader will find in this book a fully researched presentation of the years of ferment and political infighting that brought the issues into such sharp focus.

Author : Samantha Schmehl Hines
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839094842
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Critical Librarianship written by Samantha Schmehl Hines and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Marcia J. Nauratil
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Alienated Librarian written by Marcia J. Nauratil and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1989-07-21 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alienated Llibrarian is a thoughtful, thorough analysis of the proletarianization of professional work throughout history. . . . What this book does is to present a penetrating investigation of the problem, draw thoughtful conclusions and suggest coping strategies. Collection Management This excellent book should attract a wide audience including professional librarians, library school faculty and students, library administrators,and the consulting community. It is highly recommended. Information Processing & Management [Nauratil's] analysis does help us gain an understanding of the issue, just as her concluding chapter on coping, and beyond, may help us address the issue when we are confronted with it. Wilson Library Bulletin Perhaps because of the popular stereotype of librarianship as a low-pressure, nonstressful profession, librarians have been largely overlooked in current research on occupational burnout. Yet, like other human service personnel who are in continual contact with the public, more and more librarians are experiencing burnout and consequent alienation in the workplace. This study is the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of the problem as it exists among today's librarians. Nauratil begins with an examination of the burnout phenomenon and the factors that contribute to stress and alienation in the human service professions. She discusses the additional pressures resulting from the dilemmas faced by libraries, including dwindling budgets, theft of library materials, understaffing, and the demand for broader or improved services. The costs associated with burnout--such as reduced productivity, rapid employee turnover, and deterioration of services--are also considered. The author asks whether alienation and burnout are the inevitable consequences of the librarian's job under contemporary conditions, and assesses the possible long-term effects of current developments both within library systems and in the communities and institutions they serve. Finally, she explores various strategies for coping with this type of occupational hazard and for strengthening the library system as a whole. This carefully researched and clearly written work will be a valuable resource for courses or research in librarianship, occupational sociology, personnel management, and related subjects.

Author : Kathleen de la Pena McCook
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 083891506X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Public Librarianship, Third Edition written by Kathleen de la Pena McCook and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Melissa Adler
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823276376
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cruising the Library written by Melissa Adler and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2017-04-03 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cruising the Library offers a highly innovative analysis of the history of sexuality and categories of sexual perversion through a critical examination of the Library of Congress and its cataloging practices. Taking the publication of Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Epistemologies of the Closet as emblematic of the Library’s inability to account for sexual difference, Melissa Adler embarks upon a detailed critique of how cataloging systems have delimited and proscribed expressions of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and race in a manner that mirrors psychiatric and sociological attempts to pathologize non-normative sexual practices and civil subjects. Taking up a parallel analysis, Adler utilizes Roderick A. Ferguson’s Aberrations in Black as another example of how the Library of Congress fails to account for, and thereby “buries,” difference. She examines the physical space of the Library as one that encourages forms of governmentality as theorized by Michel Foucault while also allowing for its utopian possibilities. Finally, she offers a brief but highly illuminating history of the Delta Collection. Likely established before the turn of the twentieth century and active until its gradual dissolution in the 1960s, the Delta Collection was a secret archive within the Library of Congress that housed materials confiscated by the United States Post Office and other federal agencies. These were materials deemed too obscene for public dissemination or general access. Adler reveals how the Delta Collection was used to regulate difference and squelch dissent in the McCarthy era while also linking it to evolving understandings of so-called perversion in the scientific study of sexual difference. Sophisticated, engrossing, and highly readable, Cruising the Library provides us with a critical understanding of library science, an alternative view of discourses around the history of sexuality, and an analysis of the relationship between governmentality and the cataloging of research and information—as well as categories of difference—in American culture.