The New Librarianship Field Guide (The MIT Press)

Synopsis

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) -- Notes -- Discussion Points. 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. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.