Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science
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| Title: | Progressive Community Action: Critical Theory and Social Justice in Library and Information Science |
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| Description: | Social justice in library and information science (LIS) seeks to achieve action-oriented, socially relevant impacts through information work. This edited volume includes papers that explore intersections between critical theory and social justice in LIS while focusing on social relevance and community involvement to promote progressive community-wide changes. Contributors include LIS researchers, practitioners, educators, social justice advocates, and community leaders who identify theories, methods, approaches, strategies, and case studies that apply these intersections in mobilizing community action to deliver tangible community building and development outcomes. |
| Authors: | Mehra, Bharat, Rioux, Kevin |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Information science--Social aspects, Library science--Social aspects, Libraries and society, Social justice, Libraries and community |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Social justice in library and information science (LIS) seeks to achieve action-oriented, socially relevant impacts through information work. This edited volume includes papers that explore intersections between critical theory and social justice in LIS while focusing on social relevance and community involvement to promote progressive community-wide changes. Contributors include LIS researchers, practitioners, educators, social justice advocates, and community leaders who identify theories, methods, approaches, strategies, and case studies that apply these intersections in mobilizing community action to deliver tangible community building and development outcomes. |
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| ISBN: | 9781936117659 9781634000420 |
