Questioning library neutrality : essays from Progressive librarian / edited by Alison Lewis.

Other author Lewis, Alison M., 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoDuluth, Minn. : Library Juice Press, 2008.
Description149 pages ; 22 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Libraries and society.
Library science--Political aspects.
Library science--Social aspects.
Library science--Moral and ethical aspects.
Librarians--Professional ethics.
Libraries--Censorship.

Contents Introduction / by Alison Lewis -- Politics and anti-politics in librarianship / by Mark Rosenzweig -- Corporate inroads in librarianship : the fight for the soul of the profession in the new millenium / by Peter Mcdonald -- Librarianship and resistance / by Sandy Iverson -- A few gates redux : an examination of the social responsibilities debate in the early 1970s and 1990s / by Steven Joyce -- Activist librarianship : heritage or heresy? / by Ann Sparanese -- The myth of the neutral professional / by Robert Jensen -- Information criticism : where is it? / by Jack Andersen -- Towards self-reflection in librarianship : what is praxis? / by John J. Doherty -- The professional is political : redefining the social role of public libraries / by Shiraz Durrani and Elizabeth Smallwood -- The hottest place in hell : the crisis of neutrality in contemporary librarianship / by Joseph Good.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Other title Progressive librarian.
LCCN 2007046352
ISBN9780977861774 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0977861775 (acid-free paper)

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Joyner General Stacks Z716.4 .Q47 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold