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Our enduring values revisited : librarianship in an ever-changing world /

In recent years there has been a sea change in the way much of the world thinks about and uses libraries. Young librarians and seasoned LIS professionals alike are experiencing increasing pressure to adjust to new economic, societal, and technological demands amidst the often-dire rhetoric currently...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gorman, Michael, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : values and the human record
  • 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
  • The greater good
  • Keeping faith.