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crl-16428	Nicholson, Karen P.	The McDonaldization of Academic Libraries and the Values of Transformational Change	2015-03-01	11	.pdf	application/pdf	6433	228	33	Brian Quinn explores to what extent and to what effect academic libraries have become “McDonaldized,” according to the concept developed by sociologist George Ritzer.1 Quinn identifies a number of ways in which the four dimensions of McDonaldization—efficiency, calculability, predictability, and control (typically realized through the substitution of technology for human labor )—are evident in academic libraries. Although Quinn concedes that “there are obvious advantages in maintaining a well- organized and efficient work environment,” ultimately, he sees the “bureaucratic, Mc- Donaldized environment” characteristic of academic libraries as a form of irrationality: It is difficult to accomplish much that is innovative.	cache/crl-16428.pdf	txt/crl-16428.txt