Four thesis for Critical Library and Information Studies

a manifesto

Authors

  • M. Engracia Martin Valdunciel Universidad de Zaragoza. Biblioteca universitaria
  • Jonathan Cope College of Staten Island, CUNY
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/analesdoc.22.1.347601
Keywords: Critical librarianship, neutrality, positivism, critical discursive practices

Abstract

This essay proposes four theses for a Critical Library and Information Studies (CLIS) research agenda. The author argues that a normative commitment to libraries as social institutions should guide any future CLIS research agenda, that the natural sciences are a poor model for CLIS research, that value neutrality should be abandoned, and that any CLIS project should propose alternative.

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Author Biography

M. Engracia Martin Valdunciel, Universidad de Zaragoza. Biblioteca universitaria

Universidad de Zaragoza.

PhD Ciencias Información y Documentación

Licenciada en Historia Contemporánea

Directora Biblioteca Facultad de Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación

Coordinadora del programas de animación a la lectura en el ámbito universitario (Universidades lectoras)

Intereses de investigación: critical information literacy, sociología del conocimiento, bibliotecas académicas

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Published
04-03-2019
How to Cite
Martin Valdunciel, M. E., & Cope, J. (2019). Four thesis for Critical Library and Information Studies: a manifesto. Information Science Journal, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.6018/analesdoc.22.1.347601
Issue
Vol. 22 No. 1 (2019)
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