NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Buschman, John – 1984
Through a comparison of the historical perspectives of medieval and modern libraries, this paper is designed to clarify the purpose and goals of the library, and to promote a public and intellectual debate to guide future developments. The Middle Ages were chosen because libraries possessed an importance and centrality to learning, civilization,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Library Materials, Library Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Buschman, John – Reference Librarian, 1990
Argues that, with the trend toward viewing reference librarians as information brokers and the reification and privatization of information, the traditional goals of libraries and librarianship are being lost, i.e., providing free and open access to books and information to promote informed democracy and the public good. (63 references) (EAM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computers, Information Scientists, Information Technology