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Author
Publisher
Libraries Unlimited
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"Jean L. Preer looks broadly at the many arenas in which librarians face ethical choices and helps practitioners identify an ethical dilemma and provide guidance on how to respond, how to separate personal belief from professional responsibility, and how to make exceptions in a principled way." --
Author
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
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...
Publisher
ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Shrinking budgets, curtailed hours, closed branches... libraries appear to be an endangered species. These essays take a critical look at the megatrends and factors that affect current library policy and practice regarding the process of delivering information services. They offer historical and cultural contexts, as well as practical solutions for new paradigms of reference service for all users--
