Librarians develop myths to explain themselves to society and to
generate support for their profession. Since the last quarter of
the 19th century, the prevailing myth has been the myth of the
library as place. Confronted with social change, librarians are
searching for a new myth. They are abandoning the myth of the
library as place and are adopting uncritically the assumptions and
values of the myth of the electronic library, with profound
consequences for the future of librarianship.
This book examines the assumptions and values of the myth of the
electronic library, compares them with the myth of the library as
place, and explores the meaning of the library as a place,
alternatives to the information society, the role of the librarian
in a therapeutic society, and the politics of librarianship. It
concludes with a set of propositions with the objective of
encouraging librarians to assess critically the role of libraries
and librarianship in the context of social change and, especially,
to debate more fully the implications of the myth of the electronic
library for librarians and the users of the library.
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