Self-Examination: The Present and Future of Librarianship

by John M. Budd

Book Overview

What makes us librarians? What is it we do that is indispensable? John Budd joins an august group of library-science luminaries, such as Pierce Butler, Jesse Shera, and Michael Gorman, whose works and example invite professional and critical self-examination. Here, Budd challenges us to confront the uneasy truth of whether libraries still represent people's will and intellect, or the cabalistic enclaves of an old guard? Through intellectually rich...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591585910
• ISBN13: 9781591585916
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.2"