Criticisms of the New Librarianship Approach

Major Issues
•Role of Collections: Does he put collections on the back burner with the push for more conversation and participation?
•Neutrality and Bias: Prof Lankes has issue with Librarians being Neutral, This is seen as a major value of librarianship by many.
•Lack of Historical Connections: It’s New. Have the ideas been tested?
•Constructivism and Knowledge: Uses Constructivist view of Knowledge.

Read This:

Neutrality and Bias

21st Century Library Blog’s Review of the Atlas (pay attention especially to the comments): http://21stcenturylibrary.com/2011/09/08/final-review-the-atlas-of-new-librarianship/

Lack of Historical Connections

Progressive Librarians Guild review of the Atlas http://progressivelibrariansguild.org/content/pdf/harger_LankesAtlasPL36-37.pdf

Constructivism and Knowledge

Lane Wilkenson’s Review of the Atlas http://senseandreference.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/the-atlas-of-new-librarianship-essential-readings-in-the-philosophy-of-lis/

Lane’s take on Constructivism and the Library http://senseandreference.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/libraries-are-not-in-the-construction-business/

Lane’s Reccomended readings:

Boghossian, P. (2007). Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Knowledge-Against-Relativism-Constructivism/dp/0199230412/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371221289&sr=8-1&keywords=Fear+of+knowledge

Goldman, A. (1999). Knowledge in a Social World http://www.amazon.com/dp/0198238207

 

 

 

 

This Course was moderated by.

R. David Lankes
Professor and Dean’s Scholar for the New Librarianship
Syracuse University’s iSchool