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Cubitt, S. Library
Sage, 2006.
Thompson, J. A History of the Principles of Librarianship.
London. Shoe String Pr Inc. 1977
In this source the writer throws a little politics in the argument of technology and the way information is disbursed. The author obviously is trying to get across the point that different people get different options when it comes to accessing information and knowledge.
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"I want a poor student to have the same means of indulging his learned curiosity, of following his rational pursuits, of consulting the same authorities, of fathoming the most intricate inquiry as the richest man in the kingdom, as far as books go, and I contend that the Government is bound to give him the most liberal and unlimited assistance in this respect. (P. 73)
This source opens a new door to my research. I don't know how I have avoided it this far. This door is politics. Politics plays a major role in the way that technology is spread throughout the world. The whole "censorship" topic could play a huge role in future research and the way knowledge is spread.
I am planning on using this source to again help define global knowledge and how it is spread throughout the world. This source can be used to tie in politics to the arsenal of information. This source is also important because it was used an example of government still has the final say in how information is spread.
This source connects to my other sources in my annotated bibliography by taking a more scholarly approach. A key word in the title of the source is, Librarianship, which has to deal strongly with cataloged information. There is an incredible amount of information scattered throughout libraries around the world. The key objective is to try to get this information spread out to those who either don't have access to it, or those who don't understand it. The source fits in the themes of the other sources that I have selected.
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So, I'm sensing a theme (or perhaps a sub-research question) about how technologies and ideologies change he ways we organize information and knowledge. Libraries are changing quite rapidly nowadays to serve as hubs for accessing info (rather than places where info--books--are stored). See the renovation at UWM as an example--lots of coffee and computers now, less books being added to the collection as digitized texts become more popular...
ReplyDeleteYea I like how the throw in of politics is in there it does add more of interest n definiately grabs attention more to your topic
ReplyDeleteAdam, you are very correct in your contention that “politics plays a major role in the way that technology is spread throughout the world.” I would only add that economics also play a crucial role in the way technology is spread throughout the world, simply because without economic clout financing the politics of globalization, there would be no financial backing and therefore, globalization would not be possible. You must remember that globalization was started and remains largely an economic plan of profit-making more than anything else.
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