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My personal philosophy of librarianship
Jacalyn C. Spoon
September 7, 2002
Keywords:
Philosophy = any system of motivating concepts or principles
Librarian = custodian of a library
Knowledge = the state of knowing
Wisdom = sound judgment and application of knowledge
Enlightenment = possession of knowledge and truth
Scholarship = the mastery of my area (librarianship)
My quest for truth, freedom, and happiness motivated me to my library career. My quest for wisdom, enlightenment, and scholarship motivate me through my career in librarianship. Knowledge is the primary tool in a fight against ignorance, oppression, and dishonesty. Information is necessary to gain knowledge. To educate others, orderly, accessible information is necessary. Through librarianship I assist in the education of others and thus promote wisdom, enlightenment and scholarship in all people.