Vocational Awe and Librarianship: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
In Brief Vocational awe describes the set of ideas, values, and assumptions librarians have about themselves and the profession that result in notions that libraries as institutions are inherently good, sacred notions, and therefore beyond critique. I argue that the concept of vocational awe directl...
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In the Library with the Lead Pipe
2018-01-01
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Online Access: | http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/ |