Progressive community action : critical theory and social justice in library and information science

Progressive community action critical theory and social justice in library and information science

"Includes papers that explore intersections between critical theory and social justice in library and information science, while focusing on social relevance and community involvement to promote community-wide changes"--

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Weitere Verfasser: Mehra, Bharat (HerausgeberIn), Rioux, Kevin (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Sacramento, CA Library Juice Press 2016
Schlagworte:
Library science > Social aspects > Information science > Libraries and society > Libraries and community > Social justice > Bibliothekswissenschaft > Informations- und Dokumentationswissenschaft > Soziale Gerechtigkeit > Kritische Theorie
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Zusammenfassung:"Includes papers that explore intersections between critical theory and social justice in library and information science, while focusing on social relevance and community involvement to promote community-wide changes"--
Beyond the prototype : libraries as convivial tools in action / Zachary Loeb -- Will big data's instrumentalist view of human behavior change understandings of information behavior and disrupt the empowerment of users through information literacy? / Gabriel Gomez -- The labor of informational democracy : a library and information science framework for evaluating the democratic potential in social-generated information / Jonathan Cope -- Beyond the recycling bin : the creation of an environment of educated hope on a fracked campus in a disposable community / Wendy Highby -- Linking LIS graduate study and social identity as a social justice issue : preparing students for critically conscious practice / Nicole A. Cooke and Joseph D. Minarik -- Social inclusion and the gatekeeping mechanisms of curatorial voice : are museums ready to be agents of social justice? / Laura-Edythe Coleman -- Questioning "positive development" : toward centering YA library practice on the lived realities of youth / Jeanie Austin -- Using unstructured research as a data gathering methodology for community-based actions in support of social justice in public libraries / Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield -- A critical assessment of information practices in a high school environment : the student perspective / Punit Dadlani
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:X, 370 Seiten
ISBN:9781936117659
978-1-936117-65-9