Download or read book Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship written by Sam Popowich and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a broadly Marxist approach, Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship traces the connections between library history and the larger history of capitalist development.
Download or read book Poet Librarians in the Library of Babel written by Sommer Browning and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A compendium of experimental essays, creative meditations, non-fiction accounts, and lyrical explorations that explore perspectives on subjects related to libraries and librarianship"--Back cover.
Download or read book The Library Book written by Susan Orlean and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Susan Orlean’s bestseller and New York Times Notable Book is “a sheer delight…as rich in insight and as varied as the treasures contained on the shelves in any local library” (USA TODAY)—a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries. “Everybody who loves books should check out The Library Book” (The Washington Post). On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was disastrous: it reached two thousand degrees and burned for more than seven hours. By the time it was extinguished, it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more. Investigators descended on the scene, but more than thirty years later, the mystery remains: Did someone purposefully set fire to the library—and if so, who? Weaving her lifelong love of books and reading into an investigation of the fire, award-winning New Yorker reporter and New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean delivers a “delightful…reflection on the past, present, and future of libraries in America” (New York magazine) that manages to tell the broader story of libraries and librarians in a way that has never been done before. In the “exquisitely written, consistently entertaining” (The New York Times) The Library Book, Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libraries play in our lives; delves into the evolution of libraries; brings each department of the library to vivid life; studies arson and attempts to burn a copy of a book herself; and reexamines the case of Harry Peak, the blond-haired actor long suspected of setting fire to the LAPL more than thirty years ago. “A book lover’s dream…an ambitiously researched, elegantly written book that serves as a portal into a place of history, drama, culture, and stories” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), Susan Orlean’s thrilling journey through the stacks reveals how these beloved institutions provide much more than just books—and why they remain an essential part of the heart, mind, and soul of our country.
Download or read book Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship written by Joan M. Benedetti and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter includes essays written by librarians in the field that deal with the unique environment of art museum libraries, from the largest research collections that serve many curatorial departments and multiple administrative layers to the smallest solo-librarian settings where staff work in relative isolation."--Jacket.
Download or read book The Psychology of Librarianship written by Lynn Gullickson Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of scholarly essays on the role of psychology in libraries and library work"--
Download or read book The Dialectic of Academic Librarianship written by Stephen Bales and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Examines the academic library's position as a culturally and historically situated producer and curator of knowledge and its instrumental role in driving social reproduction and the status quo"--
Download or read book Reference Librarianship Justice written by Kate Adler and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the praxis, history and practice of reference librarianship in the context of social justice"--
Download or read book Critical Librarianship written by Samantha Schmehl Hines and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a timely mix of thought-provoking chapters bringing together national and global studies on critical librarianship, and conveying the kind of research which current library managers and researchers need, mixing theory with a good dose of pragmatism.
Download or read book Comics and Critical Librarianship written by Olivia Piepmeier and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Highlights the use and focus of comics by librarians and library workers who practice critical librarianship"--
Download or read book Deconstructing Service in Libraries written by Veronica Arellano Douglas and published by Library Juice Press. This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Offers a historical-cultural context for the ethos of service in libraries and critically examines this professional value as it intersects with gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity, class, and (dis)ability"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Politics of Theory and the Practice of Critical Librarianship written by Karen P. Nicholson and published by Library Juice Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book features original research, reflective essays and conversations, and dialogues that consider the relationships between theory, practice, and critical librarianship through the lenses of the histories of librarianship, intellectual and activist communities, professional practices, and underexplored epistemologies and ways of knowing.
Download or read book Hope and a Future written by Renee F. Hill and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a world that often questions the value of libraries and librarianship, this collection of reflective essays and future-focused research emphasizes the ways in which being an information professional continues to be a rewarding and vital profession.
Download or read book Introduction to Public Librarianship Third Edition written by Kathleen de la Pena McCook and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put simply, there is no text about public librarianship more rigorous or comprehensive than McCook's survey. Now, the REFORMA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning author has teamed up with noted public library scholar and advocate Bossaller to update and expand her work to incorporate the field's renewed emphasis on outcomes and transformation. This "essential tool" (Library Journal) remains the definitive handbook on this branch of the profession. It covers every aspect of the public library, from its earliest history through its current incarnation on the cutting edge of the information environment, including statistics, standards, planning, evaluations, and results;legal issues, funding, and politics;organization, administration, and staffing;all aspects of library technology, from structure and infrastructure to websites and makerspaces;adult services, youth services, and children's services;associations, state library agencies, and other professional organizations;global perspectives on public libraries; andadvocacy, outreach, and human rights. Exhaustively researched and expansive in its scope, this benchmark text continues to serve both LIS students and working professionals.
Download or read book Introduction to Librarianship written by Jean Key Gates and published by New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1976 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Education for Librarianship written by Bernard Berelson and published by Books for Libraries. This book was released on 1970 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook of Federal Librarianship written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A resource tool for librarians new to the federal community and a quick reference guide for established federal librarians"--Preface.
Download or read book Embedded Librarians written by Cassandra Kvenild and published by Assoc of Cllge & Rsrch Libr. This book was released on 2011 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcases strategies for successfully embedding librarians and library services across higher education. Chapters feature case studies and reports on projects from a wide variety of colleges and universities. --from publisher description.
