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Skating with Donovan: Thoughts on Librarianship as a Profession

Richard A. Danner
Duke University School of Law



Legal Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2–3, p. 117, 2008
Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory

Abstract:     
James M. Donovan’s article: 'Skating on Thin Intermediation: Can Libraries Survive?' argues that librarians place more emphasis than they might on providing service to library users at a time when information seekers are relying less on intermediaries, and that over-emphasizing service to the detriment of other values diminishes the status of librarianship as a profession. The article presents two contrasting models of librarianship. This article discusses Donovan’s models and comments on the continuing importance of the service model to librarianship.

Keywords: professions, librarianship, law librarianship

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Date posted: June 14, 2009 ; Last revised: June 14, 2009

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Danner, Richard A., Skating with Donovan: Thoughts on Librarianship as a Profession (November 1, 2008). Legal Reference Services Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2–3, p. 117, 2008 ; Duke Law School Public Law & Legal Theory. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1418596


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Duke University School of Law ( email )
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Durham, NC 27708
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