Review\n"What does it mean to be a library and information science (LIS) professional in 2021? How do our issues differ from those addressed by archivists or knowledge managers or people who work in museums and galleries? What is the body of knowledge that underpins our professional identity? How is it evolving in response to social, political, economic and technological change? What's the latest? Big questions. Fortunately, lots of big answers in this classic textbook, encyclopaedic in its coverage – and heft! ... For students qualifying and qualified, for practitioners, teachers and researchers, this book is a stimulating, informative and reassuring companion. Thoroughly recommended." ― Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association\nRichard E. Rubin's book has served as the authoritative introductory text for generations of library and information science practitioners, with each new edition taking in its stride the myriad societal, technological, political, and economic changes affecting our users and institutions and transforming our discipline. Rubin teams up with his daughter, Rachel G. Rubin, a rising star in the library field in her own right, for the fifth edition. Spanning all types of libraries, from public to academic, school, and special, it illuminates the major facets of LIS for students as well as current professionals. Continuing its tradition of excellence, this text addresses the history and mission of libraries from past to present, including the history of service to African Americans; critical contemporary social issues such as services to marginalized communities, tribal libraries, and immigrants; the rise of e-government and the crucial role of political advocacy; digital devices, social networking, digital publishing, e-books, virtual reality, and other technology; forces shaping the future of libraries, including Future Ready libraries, and sustainability as a core value of librarianship; the values and ethics of the profession, with new coverage of civic engagement, combatting fake news, the importance of social justice, and the role of critical librarianship; knowledge infrastructure and organization, including Resource Description and Access (RDA), linked data, and the Library Research Model; the significance of the digital divide and policy issues related to broadband access and net neutrality; intellectual freedom, legal issues, and copyright-related topics; contemporary issues in LIS education such as the ongoing tensions between information science and library science; and the changing character of collections and services including the role of digital libraries, preservation, and the digital humanities. 
In its newest edition, Foundations of Library and Information Science remains the field’s essential resource.

Foundations of Library and Information Science

Rubin, Richard E.

Rubin, Rachel G.

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In the fifth edition of this classic textbook, Richard E. Rubin and new co-author Rachel G. Rubin provide a foundational text for LIS students and professionals while taking into account the numerous societal, technological, political, and economic changes affecting library and information institutions, their users and the discipline as a whole. 
Foundations of Library and Information Science effectively prepares LIS students and professionals for an increasingly nuanced set of responsibilities. The new edition explores: the history and mission of libraries from past to present, including the history of service to African Americans critical contemporary social issues such as services to marginalised communities, tribal libraries, and immigrants the rise of e-government and the crucial role of political advocacy digital devices, social networking, digital publishing, e-books, virtual reality, and other technology forces shaping the future of libraries, including Future Ready libraries, and sustainability as a core value of librarianship the values and ethics of the profession, with new coverage of civic engagement, combatting fake news, the importance of social justice, and the role of critical librarianship knowledge infrastructure and organization, including Resource Description and Access (RDA), linked data, and the Library Research Model the significance of the digital divide and policy issues related to broadband access and net neutrality intellectual freedom, legal issues, and copyright-related topics contemporary issues in LIS education such as the ongoing tensions between information science and library science the changing character of collections and services including the role of digital libraries, preservation, and the digital humanities. 
The book is an essential resource for both aspiring library and information science practitioners and those already established in the field. It will also be of interest to students of other information sciences, including information and knowledge management, librarianship, publishing and museum studies.

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