Challenging the “Jacks of All Trades but Masters of None” Librarian Syndrome
Samantha Schmehl Hines editor George J Fowler editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited
Published:17th Sep '18
Should be back in stock very soon
Librarianship may be said to be facing an identity crisis. It may also be said that librarianship has been facing an identity crisis since it was proposed as a profession. With the advent of technology that lowers barriers to the access of information, the mission of a library has become indistinct. This volume will explore the current purpose of librarianship and libraries, how we become “Masters of our Domains”, develop expertise in various elements of the profession, and how we extend outward into our communities.
US librarians challenge the modern tradition of status-quo librarianship, some scanning their topic and others diving deep. Looking mostly at academic and public libraries, they consider such aspects as vital assets: libraries as partners in community development, the new Jack of All: the evolution of the functionality and focus of the academic librarian in new spaces and new roles, responding to change: reinventing librarian identities in the age of research mandates, and the role of public librarians in supporting physical activity. -- Annotation ©2018 * (protoview.com) *
ISBN: 9781787569041
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232 pages