Thanks James you are right about this. There is no monolithic political
librarian-ism.
I would want to modify this statement though :
> The fundamental purpose of librarianship is to help people
> find the information they need.
I would say that the :
Fundamental purpose of librarianship is to help _their patrons_ (or users if
you wish) find the information that they need _in accordance with the
patron's relationship to the institution_.
By which I mean that each librarian works for various institutions with
specifically defined collections and patrons (perhaps with varying rights
within the institution).
I librarian archivist for a private "rare humanities book library" is not
responsible for helping any and all people find fried-chicken recipes.
They are not even responsible for helping their own patrons find
fried-chicken recipes.
Librarians are responsible for fulfilling the mission and policies of the
library they work for.
TJP
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The fundamental purpose of librarianship is to help people find the
information they need.
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