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Our enduring values revisited : librarianship in an ever-changing world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorman, Michael, 1941- (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2015.
Subjects:
Libraries > Aims and objectives > United States.
Library science > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Librarians > Professional ethics > United States.
Librarians > Effect of technological innovations on > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : values and the human record
  • The history and philosophy of library values
  • The value of libraries
  • The library as place
  • Stewardship
  • Service
  • Intellectual freedom
  • Rationalism
  • Literacy and learning
  • Equity of access to recorded knowledge and information
  • Privacy
  • Democracy
  • The greater good
  • Keeping faith.