Our singular strengths : meditations for librarians / Michael Gorman ; decorations by Emma Gorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorman, Michael, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library science--United States.

Library science.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 196 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 1998.

Summary:

In a time of futuristic hubbub about cyborgs, infobots, and intelligent agents, the human touch librarians bring to the job is often overlooked. Well, for those with a high-tech headache comes this literary aspirin, a pick-me-up for downsized professional esteem.

Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians is a compilation of some 150 comforting and uplifting thoughts about library work, courtesy of the spiritual guru of librarians himself, Michael Gorman. Gorman is co-author of the libraryland bestseller Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness and Reality and a nationally-recognized speaker. He is widely considered the voice of humanism in a profession facing dehumanizing forces.

Presenting his work in the popular "meditations" format -- a daily thought or "resolve" on a page, with room for it to percolate -- Gorman has produced a soothing and aesthetic package, solidifying his reputation as the Deepak Chopra of librarianship's eternal values. This book not only reminds librarians why they chose their craft, it reinforces the importance of their work.

ISBN:

0838907245

OCLC:

37509878