The new librarianship field guide
By: R. David Lankes ; with contributions from Wendy Newman, Sue Kowalski, Beck Tench, and Cheryl Gould ; and guidance from the New Librarianship Collaborative: Kimberly Silk, Wendy Newman, and Lauren Britton
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780262529082
Subjects: Attitudes; Libraries and society; Librarians; Philosophy; Library science; Libraries and community
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Librarianship: full stop; title: They named the building after us; title: The mission of librarians; title: Knowledge creation; title: Facilitation; title: Participatory systems; title: Improve society; title: Librarians; title: Pragmatic utopians; title: What is a library?; title: Saving money and the world; title: A platform for knowledge development; title: Fitting knowledge in a box; title: Academic libraries; title: School libraries; title: Public libraries; title: Engines of advancement; title: Coda; title: Excursus: From mission to missionary; title: Facilitating new librarianship learning; title: Observations from the field; title: FAQs (frequently argued questions); title: Notes; title: Discussion points.