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Peer reviewedFrankena, Frederick; Frankena, Joann Koelln – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1986
Intended to introduce librarians to social science concepts relevant to the future of librarianship, this essay explores Birdsall's thesis that librarians belong to a special class of professions that share knowledge with their clients, and that the problems of these professions are political as well as social and economic. (EM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Information Utilization, Library Role, Politics
