Information for a New Age: Redefining the Librarian

Written by such noted experts as Evan Farber, Daniel Callison, Deanna Marcum, and Robert Kieft, these articles address topics that range from bibliographic instruction and the future of school, public, academic, and special libraries to the relevance and survival of the librarian’s role. Included are the competitive papers for LIRT’s 25th anniversary. Seeking to promote information literacy and to answer such significant questions as How will the librarian’s role change in the 1990s, and what aspects will remain the same? this work is essential reading for library professionals and will serve as a supplementary textbook in library science classes.