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Main Author: Isaacson, David
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1980
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ222135
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author Isaacson, David
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Isaacson, David
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contents The Reference Librarian as General Fact-Totem. Isaacson, David Librarians Library Services Reference Materials Reference Services Staff Role Argues that some reference librarians, often without knowing it, have become fact-totems--people who have made objects of worship out of facts. In suggesting an antidote to this "Gradgrind pedagogy," the author critically reviews some "reference" books. (JD)
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publishDate 1980
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spellingShingle The Reference Librarian as General Fact-Totem.
Isaacson, David
Librarians
Library Services
Reference Materials
Reference Services
Staff Role
The Reference Librarian as General Fact-Totem. Isaacson, David Librarians Library Services Reference Materials Reference Services Staff Role Argues that some reference librarians, often without knowing it, have become fact-totems--people who have made objects of worship out of facts. In suggesting an antidote to this "Gradgrind pedagogy," the author critically reviews some "reference" books. (JD)
title The Reference Librarian as General Fact-Totem.
topic Librarians
Library Services
Reference Materials
Reference Services
Staff Role
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ222135