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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780838913703
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0838913703
• Author: Richard E. Rubin

Spanning all types of libraries, from public to academic, school, and special, this book illuminates the major facets of library and information science for aspiring professionals as well as those already practicing in the field.

Table contents:

1. The knowledge infrastructure

2. From past to present: the history and mission of libraries

3. The library as an institution

4. Transforming the library: the Impact and implications of technological change

5. Library and information science: an evolving profession

6. The organization of knowledge

7. Information science: a service perspective

8. Information policy: stakeholders and agendas

9. Intellectual freedom

10. The values and ethics of library and information science