The new librarianship field guide / 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.

Author/creator Lankes, R. David, 1970-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2016]
Descriptionviii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents 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) -- Discussion points.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015039943
ISBN9780262529082 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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