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Dismantling the public sphere : situating and sustaining librarianship in the age of the new public philosophy / John E. Buschman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2003.Description: viii, 218 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 031332199X (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 020/.1 21
LOC classification:
  • Z716.4 .B87 2003
Contents:
The framework of critical analysis : the new public philosophy and the public sphere. Introduction : crisis culture and the need for a defense of librarianship in the public sphere ; The new public philosophy and critical educational analysis : the context of public cultural institutions ; The public sphere : rounding out the context of librarianship -- Studies in librarianship and the dismantling of the public sphere. Follow the money : library funding and information capitalism ; Co-opted or rolling over? Follow-the-leader library management and the new public philosophy ; On customer-driven librarianship ; Drifting toward the corporate model : a brief look at ALA ; Notes on postmodern technology, technocracy, and libraries ; Conclusion : toward a sustainable case for librarianship : the public sphere and democratic possibility.
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Z711.6 .S35 B63 2011 Science and technology resources : Z716.3 .F57 2006 Blueprint for your library marketing plan : Z716.4 .B87 2003 Dismantling the public sphere : Z716.4 .B87 2003 Dismantling the public sphere : Z716.4 .G67 2000 Our enduring values : Z716.4 .G67 2000 Our enduring values : Z716.4 .L475 2012 Libraries driving access to knowledge /

Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-212) and index.

The framework of critical analysis : the new public philosophy and the public sphere. Introduction : crisis culture and the need for a defense of librarianship in the public sphere ; The new public philosophy and critical educational analysis : the context of public cultural institutions ; The public sphere : rounding out the context of librarianship -- Studies in librarianship and the dismantling of the public sphere. Follow the money : library funding and information capitalism ; Co-opted or rolling over? Follow-the-leader library management and the new public philosophy ; On customer-driven librarianship ; Drifting toward the corporate model : a brief look at ALA ; Notes on postmodern technology, technocracy, and libraries ; Conclusion : toward a sustainable case for librarianship : the public sphere and democratic possibility.

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