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rbz39's review against another edition
3.0
Read this for my Foundations of Library and Information Science course.
libkatem's review against another edition
2.0
FINALLY FINISHED!
It was fine. Just a long semester of this guy. It'll all be out of date in a year or so.
It was fine. Just a long semester of this guy. It'll all be out of date in a year or so.
ida_ree's review against another edition
I read the 2020 edition.
Lots of good information. Much I already knew, but I also learned a fair amount, especially from the sections focusing on history and on the organization of knowledge. For a book about an institution that likes to call itself "The People's University," the authors seemed a little invested in justifying and maintaining hierarchies, but not nearly as much as in different textbook I have been reading. It also acknowledges some improvements that could be made as far as equity and inclusion.
Lots of good information. Much I already knew, but I also learned a fair amount, especially from the sections focusing on history and on the organization of knowledge. For a book about an institution that likes to call itself "The People's University," the authors seemed a little invested in justifying and maintaining hierarchies, but not nearly as much as in different textbook I have been reading. It also acknowledges some improvements that could be made as far as equity and inclusion.
courtney_mcallister's review against another edition
3.0
Between 3.5 and 4 stars. A bit repetitive and verbose at times. However, the scope makes it a useful introduction to a wide range of practices, theories, and values related to information science.
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
DON'T LAUGH AT ME! I had to read all 600-some-odd freakin' pages of this thing, so heck yeah, I'm putting it on my reading challenge.
I digress. I hate textbooks (who doesn't?), but this was a shockingly easy and interesting read. Would I have ever picked it up if it wasn't required for grad school, no, of course not, but if you're looking at picking this book up for your LIS program or something, just rest assured knowing that it is nowhere near the worst textbook you could be stuck with.
I digress. I hate textbooks (who doesn't?), but this was a shockingly easy and interesting read. Would I have ever picked it up if it wasn't required for grad school, no, of course not, but if you're looking at picking this book up for your LIS program or something, just rest assured knowing that it is nowhere near the worst textbook you could be stuck with.
librarian_nic's review against another edition
2.0
Hardly used this book for my class at all. Helpful in some respects. but extremely verbose.