UID:
almafu_9960800067902883
Format:
1 online resource (293 p.)
ISBN:
1-4422-5427-0
Content:
Ethics and Values in Librarianship: A History examines the development of and changes to library and information science through practice and the writings of library and information theorists and practitioners from Varro during the reign of Julius Caesar to the present. It documents technological and social changes that have had foundational implications for the information professions. The author argues that ethical standards may be redefined over time and new standards may emerge, older precepts and newer ones coexist. He also demonstrates that while specific ethical standards never disappea
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Libraries and ethics -- Stewardship and service -- Classification -- On public libraries -- On the freedom of expression, intellectual freedom, and their control -- Libraries and democracy -- Intellectual property, copyright, and fair use -- Qualifications of the librarian -- Love of libraries and advice on library formation -- New conditions and new principles.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-4422-5426-2
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
