The politics of public librarianship /

Shavit, David

The politics of public librarianship / David Shavit. - New York : Greenwood Press, 1986. - xiii, 157 pages ; 22 cm. - New directions in information management ; no. 12 .

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [145]-153.

Public librarians do not usually see themselves as politicians. Professor Shavit's study, the first major work on the subject in over 35 years, fills a major gap in scholarship on the public library in the political process and provides a detailed survey of the political context in which the modern library functions.

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Public libraries--Administration--Political aspects--United States.
Libraries and state--United States.
Library science--Political aspects--United States.
Library administration--Decision making.
Bibliotecas públicas --Administración --Estados Unidos
Bibliotecas y estado --Estados Unidos
Biblioteconomía --Estados Unidos
Administración de bibliotecas

Z 678 / S533p 1986

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