Transformative library and information work : profiles in social justice / Stephen Bales, Tina Budzise-Weaver.
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TextSeries: Chandos information professional seriesPublication details: Cambridge : Chandos, 2020Description: 1 online resource (x, 152 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780081030127; 0081030126Subject(s): Social justice -- Data processing -- Case studies | Information organization -- Case studies | Information science -- Case studiesAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 020 LOC classification: Z665Online resources: ScienceDirect Summary: 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.
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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.
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