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Author Gorman, Michael, 1941- author.

Title Our enduring values revisited : librarianship in an ever-changing world / Michael Gorman.

Publication Info. Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.

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 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  027.073 GORMAN    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  027 GORMAN    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 240 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : values and the human record -- 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 -- The greater good -- Keeping faith.
Summary 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 and scholars while making the case that these values are doubly crucial to hold on to in the brave new shifting world of librarianship.
Subject Libraries -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
Library science -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
Librarians -- Professional ethics -- United States.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on. (OCoLC)fst00997311
Librarians -- Professional ethics. (OCoLC)fst00997322
Libraries -- Aims and objectives. (OCoLC)fst00997344
Library science -- Moral and ethical aspects. (OCoLC)fst00997949
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
ISBN 9780838913000 (print: alkaline paper)
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