“Everything Old is New Again” is the title of a 1999 article in American Libraries by Douglas Raber, author of the excellent and eye-opening book, Librarianship and Legitimacy: The Ideology of the Public Library Inquiry. The article suggests that the Inquiry, a comprehensive assessment of public librarianship initiated by ALA in the late 1940′s, continues [...]
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New (or Old?) Paradigm Spurs ‘Fundamental Shift’ in Library Advocacy
Posted in Advocacy, Research, tagged awareness of library services, library funding, library marketing, merit, North Suburban Library System, OCLC, Public Library Inquiry, quality, value, worth on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »