Defending professionalism
Subtitle: a resource for librarians, information specialists, knowledge managers, and archivists
By: Bill Crowley, editor
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598848694; 9781598848700
Subjects: Information scientists; Librarians; Archivists; Library education; Knowledge workers; Training of; Libraries and society; Professional ethics
Description: "This book provides overdue guidance for demonstrating and preserving library, information, knowledge, and archival professionalism in American, British, and Canadian communities and organizations"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why Are We Trashing the Professionalism of Librarians, Information Specialists, Knowledge Managers, and Archivists? / Bill Crowley; title: Justifying Professional Education in a Self-Service World / Rachel Rubin and Richard Rubin; title: Youth Services in Public Libraries : A Return to Belligerence / Janice M. Del Negro; title: We Build Communities through Knowledge : Demonstrating the Value of the Professional Public Librarian / Brenda Roberts; title: Strategies and Aspirations for Defending School Library Professionalism / Don Hamerly; title: Future-Proofing the Academic Librarian / Lenora Berendt and Maria Otero-Boisvert; title: Understanding the Worth of the Professional Librarian in the Research University or Institution / Cleo Pappas; title: Valuing the Return on Investment of the Information Professional in Specialized Institutions (Corporations, Government Agencies, NGOs, etc.) / Michael Koenig; title: Defending the "Professional" Archivist / Cecilia Salvatore; title: A Culturally Pragmatic and Feminist Influenced Approach to Defending Professionalism / Bill Crowley; title: The LIS Professional Commons and the Online Networked Practitioner / Kyle M.L. Jones and Michael Stephens; title: The "Political Case" for Supporting the Value of Professionalism / Bill Crowley; title: An Obstacle : The Difficulty of Convincing Others to Change Their Thinking and Behavior / Robert F. Moran Jr.; title: Advancing Professionalism in Library, Information, Knowledge, and Archival Services in the "New Normal World" / Bill Crowley.