Six Issues Facing Libraries Today

This book addresses some of the most pressing issues in library and information science. It offers informed insight and perspectives on six essential and timely questions facing the profession: *What is information? *What is information literacy? *What roles do academic libraries play in higher educ [...]
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This book addresses some of the most pressing issues in library and information science. It offers informed insight and perspectives on six essential and timely questions facing the profession: *What is information? *What is information literacy? *What roles do academic libraries play in higher education today? *How can we effectively educate librarians? *What are the ethical and moral bases of the library and information professions? *What is the future of librarianship? Written by John M. Budd, one of librarianship's most-respected educators and the author of twelve previous books, and copublished with Beta Phi Mu, the International Honor Society for librarianship, this is sure to become one of profession's most talked-about books.