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
