Good Fences Make Bad Libraries: Rethinking Binary Constructions of Employment in Academic Libraries

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Main Authors: Jones, Phillip J., Stivers, James
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2004
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author Jones, Phillip J.
Stivers, James
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Stivers, James
Jones, Phillip J.
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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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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