Public Knowledge, Private Ignorance: Toward a Library and Information Policy (Contributions in Librarianship and Information Science)

By Patrick Wilson

An examination of the role of libraries in the utilization of knowledge and in enhancing the informed conduct of life incorporates a review of the goals of library use and library services.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387547827
• ISBN13: 9780837194851
• Release Date: June 1977
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A great read for library science folk.

Wilson's text reminds me quite a lot of Plato as he pares down his concepts from wide to narrow. A careful read of this dense little book just left me breathless at the end. I think I more clearly understand the future of library science in a high tech world now, even if the Internet isn't mentioned once in this quarter century year old text. Wilson was truly ahead of his time with these concepts.