Critical Approaches to Information Technology in Librarianship

Foundations and Applications
Herausgeber: Buschman, John

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Constant developments in information technology are creating fundamental changes in librarianship. This book challenges the uncritical acceptance of these changes caused by technology. The volume begins by explaining the importance of a critical approach to information technology in librarianship. The first part of the book then explores the fundamental critical issues at the heart of technology in the library. Chapters in this section consider such topics as the neutrality of technology, information technology and censorship, the role of computers in education, and the sometimes critical views of scientists on technology. The second part of the volume looks more closely at issues related to the application of technology in librarianship. These chapters discuss technology and the civic role of libraries, the political apsects of electronic information, and the role of technology in the labor process. A selected bibliography concludes the work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 1993
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 533g
• ISBN-13: 9780313284151
• ISBN-10: 0313284156
• Artikelnr.: 25568418

Autorenporträt

John E. Buschman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Why Do We Need a Critical Approach to Information Technology
in Librarianship? Critical Approaches to Information Technology in
Librarianship: Foundations The Neutrality of Technology: A Critique of
Assumptions Critical Scholarship on Computers in Education: A Summary
Review Censorship, Critical Theory, and New Information Technologies:
Foundations of Critical Scholarship in Communications New Worlds of
Computer-Mediated Work An Engineer's Critical Perspective on Technology
Critical Approaches to Information Technology in Librarianship:
Applications Issues in Censorship and Information Technology The Civic Role
of Libraries Librarianship, Technology, and the Labor Process: Theoretical
Perspectives The Politics of Electronic Information: A Reassessment
Conclusion: Contexts, Analogies, and Entrepreneurial Directions in
Librarianship Selected Bibliography Index