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999 _c26618
_d26618
020 _a9780081030110
082 _a020
_bBAL-T
100 _aBales, Stephen
100 _aBudzise-weaaver, Tina
245 _aTransformative Library and Information Work:
_bProfiles on Social Justice
260 _aCambridge
_bChandos Publishing
_c2020
300 _ax,152
520 _aIntended 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
650 _aLibrary science
_vInformation organization
_vInformation science
_vSocial justice
942 _2ddc
_cBK