Bales, Stephen Budzise-weaaver, Tina

Transformative Library and Information Work: Profiles on Social Justice - Cambridge Chandos Publishing 2020 - x,152

Intended to be an accessible guide to transformational information work, the book collects approximately thirty brief case studies of information related organizations, initiatives, and/or projects that focus on social justice related activities. Each case is a short narrative account of its particular subject's history, objectives, accomplishments, and challenges faced. It also describes the material realities involved in the subjects' day-to-day operation. Furthermore, cases include pertinent excerpts from interviews conducted with individuals directly involved with the information organization and will conclude with three-to-five bulleted takeaway points for information workers to consider when developing their own praxis

9780081030110


Library science--Information organization--Information science--Social justice

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