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New Librarianship Criticism
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Neutrality and Bias
21st Century Library Blog’s Review of the Atlas (pay attention especially to the comments): http://21stcenturylibrary.com/2011/09/08/final-review-the-atlas-of-new-librarianship/
Lack of Historical Connections
Progressive Librarians Guild review of the Atlas http://progressivelibrariansguild.org/content/pdf/harger_LankesAtlasPL36-37.pdf
Constructivism and Knowledge
Lane Wilkenson’s Review of the Atlas http://senseandreference.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/the-atlas-of-new-librarianship-essential-readings-in-the-philosophy-of-lis/
Lane’s take on Constructivism and the Library http://senseandreference.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/libraries-are-not-in-the-construction-business/
Lane’s Reccomended readings:
Boghossian, P. (2007). Fear of Knowledge: Against Relativism and Constructivism http://www.amazon.com/Fear-Knowledge-Against-Relativism-Constructivism/dp/0199230412/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371221289&sr=8-1&keywords=Fear+of+knowledge
Goldman, A. (1999). Knowledge in a Social World http://www.amazon.com/dp/0198238207
Slides (PDF version of slides used in this module.)
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