Librarianship--quo vadis? : opportunities and dangers as we face the new millennium
Collected here are White's many articles and speeches from the last 5 years, the period since he retired from being a librarian for 50 years and from writing the Library Journal column, "White Papers." White, pronouncing sweeping commentary on the library profession's opportunities and strengths, dangers and shortcomings, is an advocate for librarians more than libraries. He addresses long-standing frictions between library educators and librarians, calls for librarians to chart a course for libraries rather than waiting for this or that political and public wind, and criticizes several library associations, including the ALA. Also addressed is censorship, budgets, lack of administrative support for libraries, and do-gooder librarians more intent on helping the community than making (damn) sure the library keeps its funding. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
xxxvi, 399 pages ; 25 cm
9781563088070, 156308807X
44131762