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- Title: Metatheory in Library and Information Science: A Nascent Social Justice Approach (Report)
- Author : Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines,Books,Professional & Technical,Education,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 220 KB
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Introduction It is no secret that the information professions are functioning in increasingly complex environments, necessitating new perspectives for preparatory curricula and new theories for research and practice. Indeed, the need to develop, teach, and apply theory in LIS remains acute (Buckland, 2003; Hjorland, 2000; Thompson, 2009), and in response, LIS researchers and practitioners have created many useful conceptual frameworks, models, and theories (Pettigrew & McKechnie, 2001; Fisher, Erdelez, & McKechnie, 2005).