Foundations of Library and Information Science

by Rubin, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781555705183
• ISBN10: 1555705189
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-08-01
• Publisher: Neal Schuman Pub

Table of Contents

List of Figures	v
Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xvii
Chapter 1 The Information Infrastructure: Libraries in Context	1	(30)
Chapter 2 Information Science: A Service Perspective	31	(48)
Chapter 3 Redefining the Library: The Impacts and Implications of Technological Change	79	(42)
Chapter 4 Information Policy: Stakeholders and Agendas	121	(58)
Chapter 5 Information Policy as Library Policy: Intellectual Freedom	179	(38)
Chapter 6 Information Organization: Issues and Techniques	217	(42)
Chapter 7 From Past to Present: The Library's Mission and Its Values	259	(64)
Chapter 8 Ethics and Standards: Professional Practices in Library and Information Science	323	(38)
Chapter 9 The Library as Institution: An Organizational View	361	(76)
Chapter 10 Librarianship: An Evolving Profession	437	(50)
Selected Readings	487	(40)
Appendices:
Appendix A Major Periodicals, Indexes, Encyclopedias, and Dictionaries in Library and Information Science	527	(10)
Appendix B Summary of Major Library and Information Science Associations and List of Additional Associations	537	(8)
Appendix C Accredited Master's Programs in Library and Information Science in the United States and Canada	545	(6)
Appendix D ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct	551	(10)
Appendix E SCIP Code of Ethics for CI Professionals	561	(2)
Index	563	(18)
About the Author	581