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.

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