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Constant developments in information technology are creating fundamental changes in librarianship. This book challenges the uncritical acceptance of these changes caused by technology. The volume begins by explaining the importance of a critical approach to information technology in librarianship. The first part of the book then explores the fundamental critical issues at the heart of technology in the library. Chapters in this section consider such topics as the neutrality of technology, information technology and censorship, the role of computers in education, and the sometimes critical views of scientists on technology. The second part of the volume looks more closely at issues related to the application of technology in librarianship. These chapters discuss technology and the civic role of libraries, the political apsects of electronic information, and the role of technology in the labor process. A selected bibliography concludes the work.
Table des matières
Introduction: Why Do We Need a Critical Approach to Information Technology in Librarianship?
Critical Approaches to Information Technology in Librarianship: Foundations
The Neutrality of Technology: A Critique of Assumptions
Critical Scholarship on Computers in Education: A Summary Review
Censorship, Critical Theory, and New Information Technologies: Foundations of Critical Scholarship in Communications
New Worlds of Computer-Mediated Work
An Engineer's Critical Perspective on Technology Critical Approaches to Information Technology in Librarianship: Applications
Issues in Censorship and Information Technology
The Civic Role of Libraries
Librarianship, Technology, and the Labor Process: Theoretical Perspectives
The Politics of Electronic Information: A Reassessment
Conclusion: Contexts, Analogies, and Entrepreneurial Directions in Librarianship
Selected Bibliography
Index
A propos de l'auteur
JOHN BUSCHMAN is Associate Professor-Librarian and Coordinator of Collection Development at Rider College. He has published numerous articles in journals such as
The New England Journal of History,
The Progressive Librarian,
Library Quarterly,
Reference Librarian, and
American Libraries.
