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The dialectic of academic librarianship : a critical approach / Stephen Bales.
| Author/creator | Bales, Stephen author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Sacramento, CA : Library Juice Press, [2015] |
| Description | vii, 194 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Dialectics and the modern capitalist academic library -- Understanding the MCAL non-dialectically -- Dialectical material monism as alternative way to understand the MCAL -- The MCAL and ideology -- The counter-hegemonic academic librarian -- The transition of quantity into quality as a tool for counter-hegemony -- Conclusions (and beginnings). |
| Abstract | Oftentimes, academic librarians are not fully conscious of the role that their libraries play in late-capitalist society or how they, as information professionals, help to perpetuate this role. Adopting a dialectical materialist perspective, Stephen Bales investigates the modern academic library as an institution and academic librarianship as a profession. The author examines the academic library's position as a culturally and historically situated producer and curator of knowledge and its instrumental role in driving social reproduction and the status quo. The book then considers the effect of academic librarians in bolstering dominant ideologies and argues instead for a transformative, engaged librarianship that recognizes and implements the academic library as a locus for positive social change. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-185) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015006745 |
| ISBN | 9781936117895 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1936117894 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 40025046139 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | Z675 .U5 B285 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |