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In the almost 15 years since Our Enduring Values was published, 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. In this stirring manifesto, public intellectual, librarian, and philosopher Gorman addresses head on the existential panic among library professionals caused by the radical shift in how libraries are viewed. He 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. Destined to become another classic of library literature, this book explores such contemporary issues as
- The growing emphasis of the library as a cultural institution, placing libraries within their cultural context as gathering places for learning, access to information, and community
- The impact of technological innovations on core values such as access and stewardship
- Library places and spaces of the future
- How the mass digitization of books, archives, and other materials affects the purpose and function of libraries
- Intellectual freedom and privacy in the era of the PATRIOT Act, Wikileaks, and Edward Snowden
- The role of libraries as both champions and facilitators of social justice
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Michael Gorman, the former dean of library services at the Henry Madden Library, California State University, Fresno, served as president of the American Library Association in 2005 2006. He was the first editor of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, Second Edition (1978), and of the 1988 revision of that work. He is the author of numerous books, including Our Enduring Values (2000), the winner of ALA's Highsmith Award in 2001 for the best book on librarianship, and the memoir Broken Pieces: A Library Life, 1941-1978. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Margaret Mann Citation in 1979 and the Melvil Dewey Medal in 1992.
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"Sure to cause a great amount of introspection ... a must-have for all librarians, from all areas." --Voice of Youth Advocates
Present[s] much to contemplate on the values librarians attempt to uphold. His views are not black and white; rather he delights in exploring the areas of nuanced decision-making in libraries ... Highly recommended for circulating and professional collections in all libraries." --American Reference Books Annual
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for all library workers who have made this field their career and also library
school students on the verge of starting their own careers. This is a work
that holds steadfast in reinforcing the values that are important to the
community of libraries, values that become part of the core consciousness of
library workers." --Technical Services Quarterly
Present[s] much to contemplate on the values librarians attempt to uphold. His views are not black and white; rather he delights in exploring the areas of nuanced decision-making in libraries ... Highly recommended for circulating and professional collections in all libraries." --American Reference Books Annual
"Should be required reading
for all library workers who have made this field their career and also library
school students on the verge of starting their own careers. This is a work
that holds steadfast in reinforcing the values that are important to the
community of libraries, values that become part of the core consciousness of
library workers." --Technical Services Quarterly
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