Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control

The practice placing one’s anxieties into circles of concern, influence, and control can be found in philosophy, psychology, and self-help literature. It is a means of cultivating agency and preventing needless rumination. For librarians, however, it is often at odds with a profession that expects c...

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Main Author: Jordan Moore
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Published: In the Library with the Lead Pipe 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/circles/
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description The practice placing one’s anxieties into circles of concern, influence, and control can be found in philosophy, psychology, and self-help literature. It is a means of cultivating agency and preventing needless rumination. For librarians, however, it is often at odds with a profession that expects continuous expansion of responsibilities.
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Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control
In the Library with the Lead Pipe
burnout
mental health
philosophy
slow librarianship
title Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control
title_full Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control
title_fullStr Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control
title_full_unstemmed Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control
title_short Going around in Circles: Interrogating Librarians’ Spheres of Concern, Influence, and Control
title_sort going around in circles interrogating librarians spheres of concern influence and control
topic burnout
mental health
philosophy
slow librarianship
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