Our enduring values : librarianship in the 21st century
- Title
- Our enduring values : librarianship in the 21st century / Michael Gorman.
- Published by
- Chicago : American Library Association, 2000.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- ix, 188 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- This book takes you through the principles of eight core values as it considers the questions on the minds of most librarians today, including: what is the role of the library today?; what is librarianship in the 21st century?; what do patrons and communities want from their libraries?; will libraries be strengthened or destroyed by new and changing technology?; and how can I maintain the core values of librarianship into the future?
- Subject
- Libraries > Aims and objectives > United States
- Library science > Moral and ethical aspects > United States
- Librarians > Professional ethics > United States
- Library science
- Library Science
- Libraries > organization & administration
- Professional Role
- library science
- Library science
- Librarians > Professional ethics
- Libraries > Aims and objectives
- Library science > Moral and ethical aspects
- Zukunft
- Bibliothek
- Bibliotheken
- United States
- Contents
- 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 -- Keeping faith.
- Owning institution
- Princeton University Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.