Buschman, John. <br/><br/>
Dismantling the public sphere :  situating and sustaining librarianship in the age of the new public philosophy / 
John E. Buschman. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Libraries Unlimited,  2003. 
 - viii, 218 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-212) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>031332199X (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003053882 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Libraries and society.<br/>Library science--Philosophy.<br/>Public interest.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z716.4  / .B87 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>020/.1