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1 online resource (xiv, 240 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Summary |
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 surrounding the future of our institutions. Gorman reconnects readers with the core values that continue to inspire generations of library professionals and scholars while making the case that these values are doubly crucial to hold on to in the brave new shifting world of librarianship. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Libraries -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Libraries -- Aims and objectives. |
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United States. |
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Library science -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
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Library science -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Librarians -- Professional ethics -- United States.
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Librarians -- Professional ethics. |
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Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States.
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Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on. |
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Librarians. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Gorman, Michael, 1941- author. Our enduring values revisited 9780838913000 (DLC) 2014040989 (OCoLC)902599213 |
ISBN |
9780838913055 electronic book |
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0838913059 electronic book |
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9780838913062 electronic book |
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0838913067 electronic book |
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9780838913000 |
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0838913008 |
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9780838913079 (kindle) |
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0838913075 |
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