Good Fences Make Bad Libraries: Rethinking Binary Constructions of Employment in Academic Libraries
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2004
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| author | Jones, Phillip J. Stivers, James |
| author_facet | Jones, Phillip J. Stivers, James Jones, Phillip J. Stivers, James |
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| contents | Good Fences Make Bad Libraries: Rethinking Binary Constructions of Employment in Academic Libraries Jones, Phillip J. Stivers, James Critical Theory Academic Libraries Professional Associations Library Personnel Ideology Occupational Information Professional Personnel Paraprofessional Personnel Academic libraries segregate their personnel into professional and supportive categories almost exclusively on the basis of the American Library Association's (ALA) accredited master's degree. This article surveys the professional discourses of academic librarians and adopts a critical theory methodology to critique this practice. The authors recommend a refined classification of personnel without repudiating professionalism. (Contains 71 notes.) |
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| language | en |
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| spellingShingle | Good Fences Make Bad Libraries: Rethinking Binary Constructions of Employment in Academic Libraries Jones, Phillip J. Stivers, James Critical Theory Academic Libraries Professional Associations Library Personnel Ideology Occupational Information Professional Personnel Paraprofessional Personnel Good Fences Make Bad Libraries: Rethinking Binary Constructions of Employment in Academic Libraries Jones, Phillip J. Stivers, James Critical Theory Academic Libraries Professional Associations Library Personnel Ideology Occupational Information Professional Personnel Paraprofessional Personnel Academic libraries segregate their personnel into professional and supportive categories almost exclusively on the basis of the American Library Association's (ALA) accredited master's degree. This article surveys the professional discourses of academic librarians and adopts a critical theory methodology to critique this practice. The authors recommend a refined classification of personnel without repudiating professionalism. (Contains 71 notes.) |
| title | Good Fences Make Bad Libraries: Rethinking Binary Constructions of Employment in Academic Libraries |
| topic | Critical Theory Academic Libraries Professional Associations Library Personnel Ideology Occupational Information Professional Personnel Paraprofessional Personnel |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ792712 |