Librarianship

Librarianship is the domain of the professional librarian. It merges the disciplines of Library Science, Information Science, Information Management, and Knowledge Management.

That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
La Bibliomule de Cordoue
Dear Librarian
Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers' Rights
A Library
The Library Bus
Overdue: Reckoning with the Public Library
The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict
Book Wars: The Digital Revolution in Publishing
Reference and Information Services: An Introduction, 6th Edition (Library and Information Science Text Series)
The Study: The Inner Life of Renaissance Libraries
Knowledge Justice: Disrupting Library and Information Studies through Critical Race Theory
209 Big Programming Ideas for Small Budgets
Information Hunters: When Librarians, Soldiers, and Spies Banded Together in World War II Europe
Librarian Tales: Funny, Strange, and Inspiring Dispatches from the Stacks
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All
The Library Book
The Organization of Information (Library and Information Science Text Series)
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks
Foundations of Library and Information Science
The Librarian's Guide to Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach to Solving Problems, Preventing Conflict, and Serving Everyone
The One-Shot Library Instruction Survival Guide
What They Don't Teach You in Library School
Library and Information Center Management
The Black Belt Librarian: Real-World Safety & Security
Library: An Unquiet History
Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
The New Librarianship Field Guide (Mit Press)
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts

For me, the heart of librarianship is learning. It's a cyclical process of support, engagement, and discovery with deep roots in the concepts of service, access, and freedom to pursue interests of all kinds. No matter what type of institution, someone is gaining knowledge, finding information, or creating something new based on our facilitation. ...more
Michael Stephens, The Heart of Librarianship: Attentive, Positive, and Purposeful Change

Jessica Townsend
Marina, I’m not just a bookfighter now. I’m a *librarian.* I’ve got my own beat. I can’t keep bending the rules for you anymore, Maz. We’re not kids anymore.” She pulled at her sleeve. “I wear a *cardigan*, for goodness’ sake.
Jessica Townsend

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