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Harris, Roma – Computers in Libraries, 1992
Discussion of the profession of librarianship focuses on changes in the profession and the role of women. The deprofessionalization, or de-skilling, of cataloging through the use of automated systems is described; new labels for library and information work are examined; and the future of librarianship is considered. (28 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Change, Females, Futures (of Society)
Backlash, Backwater, or Back to the Drawing Board: Feminist Thinking and Librarianship in the 1990s.
Pritchard, Sarah – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1994
Discusses the feminist perspective of librarianship, including following key issues: salaries, pay equity, and occupational segregation; faculty status, professional education, and recruitment; access to information; technology; and sociology of the workplace. A number of myths relating to this topic are addressed, and a bibliography of 18 recent…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Consciousness Raising, Critical Thinking, Employed Women
