Social Justice and Librarianship: A Guide to Theory and Practice

Social Justice and Librarianship: A Guide to Theory and Practice

Bales, Stephen

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Social Justice and Librarianship: A Guide to Theory and Practice serves as a handbook for those librarians that disregard traditional ideas of library neutrality and static, idealized conceptions of Western culture. The book works as an entry point for those just forming a consciousness oriented towards social justice work and will be also be of value to more experienced transformative librarians as an up-to-date supplement to their praxis. Justifies the use of a variety of theoretical and practical resources for effecting positive changeExplores the role of the librarian as change agents INDICE: 1. Introduction 2. Theory: Intellectual Materials for Transformative Librarianship 3. Practice: Tools for Transformative Librarians 4. Praxis: Theory in Practice 5. Conclusion

  • ISBN: 978-0-08-101755-5
  • Editorial: Chandos Publishing
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 200
  • Fecha Publicación: 15/10/2017
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés