Transformative Library and Information Work: Profiles in Social Justice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780081030110)

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

Author: Stephen Bales, Tina Budzise-Weaver
ISBN-10: 0081030118
ISBN-13: 9780081030110
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/18/2020
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d