Much has happened since the third edition of Foundations of Library and Information Science was published. Today’s LIS professionals are experiencing both excitement and trepidation as sweeping societal, technological, political, and economic changes affect our users and institutions and transform our discipline. We are increasingly part of a sophisticated infrastructure: the boundaries of knowledge creation, acquisition, organization, dissemination, use, and evaluation are rapidly blurring, creating new challenges. Similarly, we are also part of a changing environment: an aging population, a ubiquitous and evolving internet, the proliferation of social media and mobile devices, significant financial stresses on public institutions, and changing information policies affecting creators and distributors of knowledge. The field of library and information science continues to expand, the issues proliferate and grow in complexity, and the challenges we face are serious and relentless. Our profession demands constant growth, continuous learning, and open minds. We are fortunate that we have a firm foundation on which to make changes: a distinguished history, strong values, and an active profession and academic communities ready to address our challenges. As with its predecessors, this new edition has been designed to respond to the many changes occurring in the field and in society at large while providing a firm grounding in the values and history of the profession. New, enhanced discussions in the fourth edition include:•The impact of digital devices and social networking•The impact of digital publishing on the publishing industry and the effects of e-books on libraries•The evolution of library services including virtual reference, embedded librarianship, digital access and repositories, digital preservation, and civic engagement•The new efforts to organize knowledge including FRBR, RDA, BIBFRAME, the Semantic Web, and the Next Generation Catalog (Catalog 2.)•The significance of the digital divide and policy issues related to broadband access and network neutrality•Legal developments such as new interpretations of copyright related to mass digitization of books (Google Books) and scholarly articles•The continuing tensions in LIS education between information science and library science•The spawning of new initiatives to integrate libraries, archives, and museums (LAMs)

Foundations of Library and Information Science: Fourth Edition

Rubin, Richard E.

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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, Rachel G.

The fourth edition of the classic textbook offers a firm foundation of knowledge and guidance for library and information science students and professionals alike. Foundations of Library and Information Science will prepare LIS students and professionals to cope with and effectively manage their many complex responsibilities by: 
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<li>providing an introduction to the LIS field</li> <li>identifying and discussing the current major topics and issues in LIS that will continue to affect the profession for years to come</li> <li>providing librarians and information professionals with an opportunity to refresh their knowledge through a systematic review of the major issues and topics that have changed the field</li> <li>placing LIS in a larger social, political, economic, political and cultural context</li> <li>inviting readers to further explore topics raised in the book.</li> </ul> Responding to the many changes occurring both in the field and in society at large, this text includes comprehensive coverage of: <ul>
<li>the impact of digital devices and social networking</li> <li>the impact of digital publishing and e-books</li> <li>the evolution of library services including virtual reference, embedded librarianship, digital access and repositories, digital preservation and civic engagement</li> <li>the new efforts to organize knowledge including FRBR, RDF, BIBFRAME, the Semantic Web and the next-generation catalogue (Catalogue 2.0)</li> <li>the significance of the digital divide and policy issues related to broadband access and network neutrality</li> <li>legal developments including new interpretations of copyright related to mass digitization of books and scholarly articles</li> <li>the continuing tensions in LIS education between information science and library science</li> <li>new initiatives to integrate libraries, archives, and museums.</li> </ul> Spanning all types of libraries, from public to academic, school, and special, this book illuminates the major facets of library and information science for aspiring professionals as well as those already practising in the field. The book will be essential reading for students of information science, information and knowledge management, librarianship, archives and records management worldwide. It will also be of interest to students of other information-related disciplines such as museum studies, publishing and information systems, and practitioners in all of these disciplines.

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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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Foundations of Library and Information Science: Fourth Edition

Foundations of Library and Information Science

Foundations of Library and Information Science

Foundations of Library and Information Science