The new librarianship field guide

Lankes, R. David, 1970- (author.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780262529082 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: viii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; The MIT Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Librarianship full stop -- They named the building after us -- The mission of librarians -- Knowledge creation -- Facilitation -- Participatory systems -- Improve society -- Librarians -- Pragmatic utopians -- What is a library? -- Saving money and the world -- A platform for knowledge development -- Fitting knowledge in a box -- Academic libraries -- School libraries -- Public libraries -- Engines of advancement -- Coda -- Excursus : from mission to missionary -- Facilitating new librarianship learning -- Observations from the field -- FAQs (frequently argued questions) -- Discussion points.