... distinct types of freedom associated with libraries. First, intellectual freedom, described as a subcategory of negative freedom rooted in modern rights. Second, positive freedom, where libraries empower individuals to become “one's own master.” Third, neoliberal freedom, where libraries operate within...

... the information behaviour of early career academics (ECAs) within humanities and social sciences (HSS) disciplines who are starting their first continuing academic position. The proposed grounded theory of Systemic Managerial Constraints (SMC) is introduced as a way to understand the influence of neoliberal...

...John Buschman Neoliberalism Higher education Theory Librarianship Academic librarianship Dorothy Smith Educational neoliberalism J.L. Austin Jürgen Habermas In the midst of the first quarter of the twenty-first century, the academic language of power in library and information...

.... The emergence of the Radical Librarians Collective is examined as a potential site through which to counter these developments and foster radical alternatives. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws upon Gramsci’s concepts of hegemony and praxis, and post-structural critiques of neoliberalism...