Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st Century

"In a sense, the world of libraries is a microcosm of the wider world, buoyed by technology but daunted by the unknown, changing in ways that most of us understand dimly, if at all."From Our Enduring Values

A veteran of four decades of library service and one of today's leading library thinkers, Michael Gorman opens a discussion on library values—those that are rooted in historical perspective and those that can adapt to changing times. This provocative book takes you through the principles ...