Foundations of Library and Information Science

by Rubin, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781555704025
• ISBN10: 1555704026
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Summary

Here is the first textbook specifically written to cover the fundamentals of library and information science programs. Designed as a highly current teaching resource, Rubin offers library and information science students and professionals the background and techniques they need to meet today's -- and tomorrow's -- challenges. Foundations of Library and Information Science begins with a discussion of the practice of librarianship, and moves on to address the place of libraries within the broader perspective of the information superstructure, the development of information science, the growth of information technologies, information policy in libraries, intellectual organization of libraries (from classification systems to databases), the mission of libraries from past to present, and ethical aspects and principles between information providers and clients. The various types of libraries (public, academic, school, and special), their internal functions, and the major organizational issues they face are discussed. This comprehensive text contains an extensive list

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Information Infrastructure: Libraries in Context	p. 1
Information Science: A Service Perspective	p. 19
Redefining the Library: The Impacts and Implications of Technological Change	p. 57
Information Policy: Stakeholders and Agendas	p. 93
Information Policy as Library Policy: Intellectual Freedom	p. 139
Information Organization: Issues and Techniques	p. 171
From Past to Present: The Library's Mission and Its Values	p. 207
Ethics and Standards: Professional Practices in Library and Information Science	p. 265
The Library as Institution: An Organizational View	p. 297
Librarianship: An Evolving Profession	p. 351
Selected Readings	p. 397
Association of Research Libraries Statement on Intellectual Property	p. 419
White House Conference on Library and Information Services Priority Recommendations	p. 425
Principles for the Development of the National Information Infrastructure	p. 433
A Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Electronic Learners	p. 437
Accredited Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies in the U.S. and Canada	p. 443
Major Periodicals, Indexes, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries in Library and Information Science	p. 449
Summary of Major Library and Information Science Associations and List of Additional Associations	p. 457
Overview of Librarianship from the Occupational Outlook Handbook	p. 465
Selected Library and Information Science Listservs and Discussion Groups	p. 473
Index	p. 475
About the Author	p. 495
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