Monday, April 20, 2015

Our Enduring Values Revisited: Librarianship in an Ever-Changing World

Gorman, Michael. Our Enduring Values Revisited: Librarianship in an Ever-Changing World. ALA Editions, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8389-1300-0

Description
"In the almost 15 years since Our Enduring Values was published, there has been a sea change in the way much of the world thinks about and uses libraries. Young librarians and seasoned LIS professionals alike are experiencing increasing pressure to adjust to new economic, societal, and technological demands amidst the often-dire rhetoric currently surrounding the future of our institutions. In this stirring manifesto, public intellectual, librarian, and philosopher Gorman addresses head on the “existential panic” among library professionals caused by the radical shift in how libraries are viewed." [from publisher web site]

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface

Chapter One
Values

Chapter Two
History and Philosophy

Chapter Three
Value

Chapter Four
Library as Place

Chapter Five
Stewardship

Chapter Six
Service

Chapter Seven
Intellectual Freedom

Chapter Eight
Rationalism

Chapter Nine
Literacy and Learning

Chapter Ten
Equity of Access

Chapter Eleven
Privacy

Chapter Twelve
Democracy

Chapter Thirteen
The Greater Good

Chapter Fourteen
Keeping Faith