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Librarians in the academy “increasingly see themselves as educators, an evolution in the profession that challenges established definitions of librarianship and of how we generate knowledge about professional values and practices” (Elmborg, 2006a:192).
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Elmborg, J. (2013). Literacies, Narratives and Adult Learning in Libraries. In: Mayo, P. (eds) Learning with Adults. International Issues in Adult Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-335-5_14
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