The Meaningful and the Procedural: Dilemmas of the Community College Library.

Ray, Donald

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Meaningful and the Procedural: Dilemmas of the Community College Library.

Ray, Donald

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v15 n3 p147-50 Jul 1989

Describes the trend in community colleges toward vocational education and discusses the role of the library in this environment. It is argued that reducing library instruction to the retrieval of predigested information, although it may appear to enhance the library's relevance to open admissions students, undermines the purpose of the library. (10 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Libraries, Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Library Instruction, Library Role, Two Year Colleges, Undergraduate Study, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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