A voice out of the dark of time; the once and future LIS discipline

Blog post by David Bawden and Lyn Robinson reviewing recent writings on the nature and future of the Library and Information Science discipline.

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Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Published
2025-11-25
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https://doi.org/10.17613/e56cx-vtq41
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Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
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A voice out of the dark of time; the once and future LIS discipline

Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
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A voice out of the dark of time; the once and future LIS discipline

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Abstract

Blog post by David Bawden and Lyn Robinson reviewing recent writings on the nature and future of the Library and Information Science discipline.

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