Professional Status--Not the Be All or End All.

Vice, Katherine

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Publication Date: 1988

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Professional Status--Not the Be All or End All.

Vice, Katherine

Canadian Library Journal, v45 n1 p23-27 Feb 1988

Past studies that apply the sociological definition of professionalism to librarianship are summarized, and recent criticisms of this definition are investigated. Alternative models of professionalism and concepts of theoretical knowledge and service are discussed, and a reexamination of the professional nature of librarians' work is proposed. (23 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Librarians, Library Role, Library Services, Literature Reviews, Professional Recognition, Theory Practice Relationship, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Media Staff; Practitioners

Language: English

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