Transformative library and information work : profiles in social justice /
Bales, Stephen.
Transformative library and information work : profiles in social justice / Stephen Bales, Tina Budzise-Weaver. - Cambridge : Chandos, 2020. - 1 online resource (x, 152 pages) - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes index.
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.
9780081030127 0081030126
GBC048754 bnb
019759428 Uk
Social justice--Data processing--Case studies.
Information organization--Case studies.
Information science--Case studies.
Z665
020
Transformative library and information work : profiles in social justice / Stephen Bales, Tina Budzise-Weaver. - Cambridge : Chandos, 2020. - 1 online resource (x, 152 pages) - Chandos information professional series . - Chandos information professional series. .
Includes index.
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.
9780081030127 0081030126
GBC048754 bnb
019759428 Uk
Social justice--Data processing--Case studies.
Information organization--Case studies.
Information science--Case studies.
Z665
020