The "Idea of the University": Positioning Academic Librarians in the Future University

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Hauptverfasser: Salisbury, Fiona, Peseta, Tai
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Veröffentlicht: 2018
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author Salisbury, Fiona
Peseta, Tai
author_facet Salisbury, Fiona
Peseta, Tai
Salisbury, Fiona
Peseta, Tai
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contents The "Idea of the University": Positioning Academic Librarians in the Future University Salisbury, Fiona Peseta, Tai Librarians Academic Libraries Universities Educational Trends Futures (of Society) Criticism Scholarship Library Role Interdisciplinary Approach The idea of the university has undergone a conceptual evolution that has lasted nearly one thousand years. In inspecting this historical discourse more closely, it becomes clear that it is a conversation led by academics and that some voices in our university communities are in fact absent from the dialogue. This raises a number of interesting conceptual and practical questions because as the university continues to evolve and the responsibilities of staff shift, the idea of the university is also increasingly important for professional staff in universities to engage with. This theoretical article makes the case that there are compelling contemporary reasons for academic librarians to engage critically with the 'idea of the university'. In doing so, it highlights how professional academic library practice is intertwined with complex scholarly arguments around the idea of the university and its institutional realities.
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spellingShingle The "Idea of the University": Positioning Academic Librarians in the Future University
Salisbury, Fiona
Peseta, Tai
Librarians
Academic Libraries
Universities
Educational Trends
Futures (of Society)
Criticism
Scholarship
Library Role
Interdisciplinary Approach
The "Idea of the University": Positioning Academic Librarians in the Future University Salisbury, Fiona Peseta, Tai Librarians Academic Libraries Universities Educational Trends Futures (of Society) Criticism Scholarship Library Role Interdisciplinary Approach The idea of the university has undergone a conceptual evolution that has lasted nearly one thousand years. In inspecting this historical discourse more closely, it becomes clear that it is a conversation led by academics and that some voices in our university communities are in fact absent from the dialogue. This raises a number of interesting conceptual and practical questions because as the university continues to evolve and the responsibilities of staff shift, the idea of the university is also increasingly important for professional staff in universities to engage with. This theoretical article makes the case that there are compelling contemporary reasons for academic librarians to engage critically with the 'idea of the university'. In doing so, it highlights how professional academic library practice is intertwined with complex scholarly arguments around the idea of the university and its institutional realities.
title The "Idea of the University": Positioning Academic Librarians in the Future University
topic Librarians
Academic Libraries
Universities
Educational Trends
Futures (of Society)
Criticism
Scholarship
Library Role
Interdisciplinary Approach
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1212142