Charles Taylor–Questions for LIS
I’ve come up with some questions inspired by Charles Taylor:
What are the inter-subjective meanings embedded in library practices and institutions, e.g. public libraries, research libraries, LoC, authority controlled vocabularies, standards, acquisitions, policies, etc?
How are these meanings expressed, e.g. bias, equity of access, readership, marketing, etc?
What self-definitions are reflected in practices, and how did they evolve?
What is library culture?
How do we define a library community and the communities a library serves? Libraries serve as bridges among a vast array of communities, so in the context of shared meaning, how do they communicate with, represent, and serve these communities?
If the strength of a community is measured by the network of shared meaning, how does the library fit? Does the library belong to all of the communities it serves?
