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Social justice and library work : a guide to theory and practice / Stephen Bales

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Bales, Stephen
Published
Cambridge, MA, United States : Chandos Publishing, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
Physical Description
ix, 189 pages ; 23 cm.

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.A Preliminary Note Concerning Terminology -- 1.2.Introduction: Theory, Practice, Praxis, and Library Work -- 1.3.Objectives of this Guide -- 1.4.What is Social Justice? -- 1.5.Social Justice and Library Work -- 1.6.Prominent Threads in Transformative Library Research for Practice -- 1.7.Who can be a Transformative Library Worker? A Call for Inclusion -- 1.8.The Rest of the Guide (and How to Use It) -- References -- 2.Theory: Intellectual Building-Blocks for Transformative Librarianship -- 2.1.Introduction -- References -- 3.Practice: Tools for Transformative Library Work -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.News, Commentary, and Blogs -- 3.3.Online Information Hubs and Portals -- 3.4.Subscription Online Databases, Indexes, and Directories -- 3.5.Free Online Databases, Indexes, and Directories -- 3.6.Reference Resources (Print and Electronic) -- 3.7.Legal Resources -- 3.8.Organizations, Associations, and Advocacy Groups -- 3.9.Professional Networking Tools and Opportunities -- 3.10.Projects, Programs, and Initiatives -- 3.11.Training Programs, Courses, and Materials -- 3.12.Toolkits -- 3.13.Publishing Outlets (Periodicals) -- 3.14.Publishing Outlets (Books) -- 3.15.Grants and Awards -- References -- 4.Praxis: Theory in Practice -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.ARL Diversity and Leadership Programs: With Mark A. Puente, Director -- 4.3.The 2016 Los Angeles Anarchist Book Fair: With Javier Sethness, Organizer -- 4.4.Free Government Information: With James R. Jacobs, Cofounder -- 4.5.Lesbian Herstory Archives: With Deborah Edel, Cofounder -- 4.6.Librarians and Archivists With Palestine: With Hannah Mermelstein, Cofounder -- 4.7.Seattle Public Library, Books on Bikes Program: With Jared L. Mills, Founder -- 4.8.Occupy Wall Street Library: With Zachary Loeb, Occupy Librarian -- References -- 5.Conclusion: The Transformative Library Worker -- 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.A Political Clarity and Commitment -- 5.3.An Attitude of Theoretical Inquisitiveness Tempered by a Critical Consciousness -- 5.4.An Attitude of Postprofessionalism -- 5.5.Conclusion -- References.
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9780081017555
0081017553
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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