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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Main Author: Fobazi Ettarh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: In the Library with the Lead Pipe 2018-01-01
Series:In the Library with the Lead Pipe
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Online Access:http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/