Information Brokers and Reference Services (Routledge Library Editions: Library and Information Science) - Softcover

 
9780367373566: Information Brokers and Reference Services (Routledge Library Editions: Library and Information Science)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367373564 ISBN 13: 9780367373566
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

The contradictory yet complementary relationship between libraries and information brokers is examined in this volume, first published in 1988. Since its escalation in the 1960s, information brokering has challenged the role of the library in society. Librarians discuss their concerns about information brokers - the impact of brokers on reference services, the competence of brokers, abuse of library services by brokers, and whether libraries should provide competing fee-based services. Brokers share their own view as ‘entrepreneurs’, providing background, offering advice, and explaining the risks involved in their business. This lively, often controversial discussion offers suggestions for improving relations between libraries and information brokers, while continuing to serve the public well.

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Robin Kinder, Bill Katz

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367373564
ISBN 13 
9780367373566
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
330
Editor
Kinder Robin, Katz Bill

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