Knowledge and Knowing in Library and Information Science: A Philosophical Framework

by John M. Budd

Overview

This landmark work traces the heritage of thought, from the beginnings of modern science in the seventeenth century, until today, that has influenced the profession of library and information science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461660224
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	05/25/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	365
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

John M. Budd is Associate Professor, School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri-Columbia. He has written widely in the humanities and library science.
John M. Budd is Professor Emeritus with the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies of the University of Missouri. He has also been on the faculties of Louisiana State University and the University of Arizona. He is the author of more than 150 works, including Six Issues Facing Libraries Today: Critical Perspectives and The Library as Forum in the Social Media Age, published by Rowman&Littlefield. He is active in the American Library Association, the Association for Library and Information Science Education, and the Association of Information Science and Technology.

Editorial Reviews

...This is an important book...it will serve as an important starting point for discussions about the ongoing maturation of the field.

portal: Libraries and the Academy

...This is an important book...it will serve as an important starting point for discussions about the ongoing maturation of the field.

Portal: Libraries and the Academy

Though he recognizes that the main purpose of his profession is to provide information and sources of information for clients, Budd (information science and learning technologies, U. of Missouri-Columbia) thinks it important for practitioners to think about the intellectual foundations that shape its practice. He begins with a look at science in general and more specifically social sciences, then considers how principles there can be applied to library and information science. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Provides a much-needed discussion of the relationship between interpretation and the work done in library and information science (LIS). This book is an ambitious project, and it is a welcome and praiseworthy addition to the LIS literature....this text lays the groundwork for more interpretive work to emerge in LIS.

Information & Culture

Though he recognizes that the main purpose of his profession is to provide information and sources of information for clients, Budd (information science and learning technologies, U. of Missouri-Columbia) thinks it important for practitioners to think about the intellectual foundations that shape its practice. He begins with a look at science in general and more specifically social science, then considers how principles there can be applied to library and information science.

Reference and Research Book News - 2001

A broad, well-balanced and sympathetic book about knowledge written especially for librarians and information scientists...the author is among the very few persons in LIS that are well qualified in philosophy, and this book reflects his qualificationsssss

Journal Of Documentation

...This is an important book...it will serve as an important starting point for discussions about the ongoing maturation of the field.

Portal: Libraries and the Academy

A very sounds intellectual guide through the philosophical bases upon which library and information science is grounded….An excellent guide to subtopics….a thorough and well-grounded review of a large and sophisticated literature characterized very well and brought legitimately to bear on the issues of theory and practice in LIS.

Progressive Librarian

A very sounds intellectual guide through the philosophical bases upon which library and information science is grounded….An excellent guide to subtopics….a thorough and well-grounded review of a large and sophisticated literature characterized very well and brought legitimately to bear on the issues of theory and practice in LIS.

September 2010 Progressive Librarian

Though he recognizes that the main purpose of his profession is to provide information and sources of information for clients, Budd (information science and learning technologies, U. of Missouri-Columbia) thinks it important for practitioners to think about the intellectual foundations that shape its practice. He begins with a look at science in general and more specifically social science, then considers how principles there can be applied to library and information science.

From the Publisher

Though he recognizes that the main purpose of his profession is to provide information and sources of information for clients, Budd (information science and learning technologies, U. of Missouri-Columbia) thinks it important for practitioners to think about the intellectual foundations that shape its practice. He begins with a look at science in general and more specifically social science, then considers how principles there can be applied to library and information science. 2001

Reference and Research Book News

...This is an important book...it will serve as an important starting point for discussions about the ongoing maturation of the field.

Portal

Provides a much-needed discussion of the relationship between interpretation and the work done in library and information science (LIS). This book is an ambitious project, and it is a welcome and praiseworthy addition to the LIS literature....this text lays the groundwork for more interpretive work to emerge in LIS.

Libraries and Culture