Librarianship in times of crisis

• Other Authors: Woodsworth, Anne
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2011.
• Series: Advances in librarianship, v. 34
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines > Library & Information Science > Administration & Management*.; Language Arts & Disciplines > Library & Information Science > General.; Business & Economics > Economic Conditions.; Library, archive & information management.; Library & information services.; Library finance.; Libraries > Economic aspects.; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

The field of librarianship has undergone traumatic shifts (mostly downward) due to the global financial meltdown that began in the fall of 2008. Libraries have been deeply affected by the worst recession since the Great Depression. While "Advances in Librarianship" endeavors to identify tr...