The Demise of the Library School: Personal Reflections on Professional Education in the Modern Corporate University

This work is characterized by the author as a series of personal reflections on the role of library and information science schools within the contemporary corporate university expressed in reaction to the scholarly literature on higher education. Over the course of the text he discusses the changing nature of library and information science schools, the enduring importance of the book for library education, the education of archivists, the nature of the modern corporate university and its challenge to traditional elements of university education, the role of the university in serving the public good, and the role of the teacher in library and information schools. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)