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Key thinkers in critical communication scholarship : from the pioneers to the next generation
\"The life of a critical researcher is often a lonely one. As Janet Wasko observed in A Different Road Taken, challenging dominant power structures is difficult, often leading to additional scrutiny from within one's academic department and/or field and generally resulting in few, if any, opportunities for funded research. This volume serves as a guidepost to those wishing to understand the difficulties facing critical researchers and how others have been able to navigate through the challenges. It will be particularly valuable for those interested in learning about the scholars who conducted research that did not conform to mainstream social science standards and challenged established views. In addition, the lives and work of these critical researchers offers a means for understanding ourselves as we try to make sense of the dynamic and complicated world in which we live\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Harold Innis Reflects
Offering fresh insight into the early life of Harold Adams Innis (1894-1952), this volume makes available a number of previously unpublished writings from the renowned Canadian economic historian and media scholar.Part I, Innis's autobiographical memoir, chronicles his farm-based family background, early education, military service during World.
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Sufficiency of Cataloging Education
No standardized learning outcomes exist for the cataloging education of school librarians in library and information science (LIS) programs. Additionally, LIS programs teach cataloging concepts in a variety of ways over various timeframes, raising the question of what it is that LIS programs should teach about cataloging and classification to prospective school librarians. The current literature offers limited guidance but does indicate that both theory and practice are important in the process of learning cataloging. A survey of school librarians was conducted to determine which cataloging and classification tools they use and which skills related to cataloging and classification are most important. Results indicate that few school librarians use descriptive cataloging tools such as AACR2 or RDA. Additionally, school librarians do not rate or rank descriptive cataloging or controlled vocabulary as important skills. Since descriptive cataloging guidelines and controlled vocabulary provide support for FRBR user tasks and create a database that facilitates the many activities of school librarians, this article suggests that LIS programs adopt a curriculum that communicates the value of a standardized, quality catalog. Additionally, practicum opportunities with experienced catalogers are an important element of cataloging education and should be incorporated into the curriculum. Finally, LIS programs should be intentional about connecting students to resources such as discussion groups and professional development opportunities that will continue to support cataloging efforts after students graduate. Future research into simplifying descriptive cataloging guidelines and determining essential MARC coding will help guide curriculum development in LIS programs.
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New on the Job
From job search strategies and discovering work philosophy to the nitty-gritty details of creating acceptable use policies, this revised and updated edition, which includes a new foreword from Sarah Kelly Johns, shares the joys and perils of the profession along with a wealth of practical advice from decades of experience in school library.
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Marginal man : the dark vision of Harold Innis
With Marginal Man , Alexander John Watson provides the first in-depth intellectual biography of Harold Adams Innis (1894–1952), the great Canadian economic historian and communications guru. Melding biography and analysis, Watson presents, in unprecedented detail, the links between key events in Innis’ life and scholarly influences, and the intellectual synthesis that Innis produced.
Watson illustrates and reconciles the great thinker’s movement from rural Ontario to the centre of Canadian and international scholarship, followed by his relegation to the margin by scholars who did not understand his political project and the essential consistency of his scholarship and vision. Based on exhaustive research including interviews and reviews of archival sources, the book’s methodology reflects that of Innis himself, emphasizing oral tradition and ‘dirt’ research.
Innis’ thought is remarkably relevant to today’s world, and Marginal Man discusses his foresight with regards to technological changes – such as the arrival of the internet – as well as historical changes including the end of the Cold War and the beginnings of today’s unipolar world order. This book is an extraordinary work of scholarship in its own right, as well as an essential companion to the work of its subject, one of Canada’s most important minds.
Works by Harold A. Innis
History of the Fur Trade in Canada
The Bias of Communication
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Marginal Man
WithMarginal Man, Alexander John Watson provides the first in-depth intellectual biography of Harold Adams Innis (1894-1952), the great Canadian economic historian and communications guru. Melding biography and analysis, Watson presents, in unprecedented detail, the links between key events in Innis' life and scholarly influences, and the intellectual synthesis that Innis produced.
Watson illustrates and reconciles the great thinker's movement from rural Ontario to the centre of Canadian and international scholarship, followed by his relegation to the margin by scholars who did not understand his political project and the essential consistency of his scholarship and vision. Based on exhaustive research including interviews and reviews of archival sources, the book's methodology reflects that of Innis himself, emphasizing oral tradition and 'dirt' research.
Innis' thought is remarkably relevant to today's world, andMarginal Mandiscusses his foresight with regards to technological changes - such as the arrival of the internet - as well as historical changes including the end of the Cold War and the beginnings of today's unipolar world order. This book is an extraordinary work of scholarship in its own right, as well as an essential companion to the work of its subject, one of Canada's most important minds.
Works by Harold A. Innis
History of the Fur Trade in Canada
The Bias of Communication
eBook