Proactive Librarianship

摘要

In your new book, you call librarianship "proactive transformative social engagement." Why? If you take tax dollars, tuition, or institutional overhead, you are affecting the community. This phrase recognizes that and makes an ethical statement: if you are going to have an impact on communities, it is your duty to make it a positive impact. While this may seem contradictory to objectivity and neutrality, neutrality is in conflict with the profession. Librarians advocate for education, privacy, diversity, and openness. These values seek improvement, not neutrality.