Barbarians at the gates of the public library : how postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good /
D'Angelo, Edward, 1932-
Barbarians at the gates of the public library : how postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good / How postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good by Ed D'Angelo. - Duluth, Minn. : Library Juice Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xiv, 127 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-127).
Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Crisis of Democracy and the Public Library -- 2. Democracy and the Profession of Librarianship -- 3. The Reasoning Public: Public Libraries, Democracy and the Public Good -- 4. Education, Democracy and the Public Good -- 5. Education, Edification, Entertainment and Consumption -- 6. From Ethical Liberalism to Economic Liberalism -- 7. Coney Island and the Rise of Mass Entertainment -- 8. Barbarism and Entertainment -- 9. From Citizen to Consumer -- 10. Democracy, the Public Good and the Post-modern Information Economy 11. Markets, Bureaucracies and New Economy Management Theory12. Postmodern Consumer Capitalism and the Public Library -- Bibliography -- About the Author
9781936117239 1936117231
Public libraries--History.--United States
Public libraries--Aims and objectives--United States.
Libraries and society.
Public interest.
Public libraries--History.
Libraries and business--History.
Libraries and institutions--History.
Librarians--Malpractice.
Bibliothèques publiques--Histoire.
Bibliothèques et affaires--Histoire.
Bibliothèques et établissements publics--Histoire.
Bibliothécaires--Responsabilité professionnelle.
Bibliothèques publiques--Histoire.--États-Unis
Bibliothèques publiques--Finalités--États-Unis.
Bibliothèques et société.
Intérêt public.
public interest.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Archives & Special Libraries.
Libraries and society.
Public interest.
Public libraries.
Public libraries--Aims and objectives.
Bildungsauftrag
Gesellschaft
Demokratisierung
Chancengleichheit
Wertwandel
Konsumgesellschaft
Wirtschaftliches Verhalten
Öffentliche Bibliothek.
United States.
USA.
Electronic books.
History.
Z716.4 / .D36 2006eb
027.409
Barbarians at the gates of the public library : how postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good / How postmodern consumer capitalism threatens democracy, civil education and the public good by Ed D'Angelo. - Duluth, Minn. : Library Juice Press, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xiv, 127 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-127).
Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Crisis of Democracy and the Public Library -- 2. Democracy and the Profession of Librarianship -- 3. The Reasoning Public: Public Libraries, Democracy and the Public Good -- 4. Education, Democracy and the Public Good -- 5. Education, Edification, Entertainment and Consumption -- 6. From Ethical Liberalism to Economic Liberalism -- 7. Coney Island and the Rise of Mass Entertainment -- 8. Barbarism and Entertainment -- 9. From Citizen to Consumer -- 10. Democracy, the Public Good and the Post-modern Information Economy 11. Markets, Bureaucracies and New Economy Management Theory12. Postmodern Consumer Capitalism and the Public Library -- Bibliography -- About the Author
9781936117239 1936117231
Public libraries--History.--United States
Public libraries--Aims and objectives--United States.
Libraries and society.
Public interest.
Public libraries--History.
Libraries and business--History.
Libraries and institutions--History.
Librarians--Malpractice.
Bibliothèques publiques--Histoire.
Bibliothèques et affaires--Histoire.
Bibliothèques et établissements publics--Histoire.
Bibliothécaires--Responsabilité professionnelle.
Bibliothèques publiques--Histoire.--États-Unis
Bibliothèques publiques--Finalités--États-Unis.
Bibliothèques et société.
Intérêt public.
public interest.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--Archives & Special Libraries.
Libraries and society.
Public interest.
Public libraries.
Public libraries--Aims and objectives.
Bildungsauftrag
Gesellschaft
Demokratisierung
Chancengleichheit
Wertwandel
Konsumgesellschaft
Wirtschaftliches Verhalten
Öffentliche Bibliothek.
United States.
USA.
Electronic books.
History.
Z716.4 / .D36 2006eb
027.409