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Letter to the Editor
Democratic theory in library information science
Article first published online: 8 MAY 2008
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20846
© 2008 ASIS&T
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 59, Issue 9, page 1534, July 2008
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How to Cite
Buckland, M. K. (2008), Democratic theory in library information science. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59: 1534. doi: 10.1002/asi.20846
Publication History
- Issue published online: 9 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 8 MAY 2008
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Abstract
A recent article by Joseph Buschman regrets that democratic theory is an unfinished idea. The argument appears to assume an essential relationship between library and information science (LIS) and democratic theory. Libraries services are important for undemocratic purposes also, and like other sociotechnical systems, partake on the cultural context in which they are deployed.