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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buschman, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and society.

Library science--Philosophy.

Library science.

Public interest.

Physical Description:

viii, 218 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 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.

Notes:

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

ISBN:

031332199X

OCLC:

52312648