Reading the Academic Library Blog Through the Lens of Genre Theory: A Preliminary Discussion |
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| Authors: | Mellissa J. Hinton |
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| Affiliation: | B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library , C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT This article is a theoretical discussion that introduces examining the emerging library blog of the public academic library from the approach of genre theory. Genre theory classifies texts not only by form but by the social actions performed, a definition developed by Carol Miller. Public and private spheres are found to intersect in the library blog, complicating the traditional role of the librarian as objective information provider. |
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| Keywords: | Blog genre theory library public sphere weblog |
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