Perspectives on Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice
Published on 7. March 2016
Book
Hardback
456 pages
978-1-78635-058-9 (ISBN)
Description
Academic, public, school, and special libraries are all institutions of human rights and social justice, with an increasingly apparent commitment to equality, to ethical principles based on rights and justice, and to programs that meet needs related to human rights and social justice. Key topics at the intersection of information, human rights, social justice, and technology include information access and literacy, digital inclusion, education, and social services, among many others. Edited by Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor, and Paul T. Jaeger, this volume is devoted to the ideals, activities, and programs in libraries that protect human rights and promote social justice. With contributions from researchers, educators, and practitioners from a range of fields, this book is an important resource for library professionals in all types of libraries, a reference for researchers and educators about all types of libraries, and an introduction to those in other fields about the contributions of libraries to human rights and social justice.
Reviews / Votes
Editors Gorham, Taylor, and Jaeger present readers with a collection of academic and working professional perspectives on contemporary and emerging trends in the field of library science and what it means to be a librarian. The contributions are focused on conceptualizing libraries as institutions of human rights and social justice, providing library services to marginalized populations, and human rights and social justice issues in the library professions and library education. Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor, and Paul T. Jaeger are faculty members of the University of Maryland. -- Annotation * (protoview.com) *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
806 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78635-058-9 (9781786350589)
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Additional editions
Ursula Gorham | Natalie Greene Taylor | Paul T. Jaeger
Perspectives on Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice
E-Book
03/2016
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
€127.99
Available for download
Persons
Paul T. Jaeger, University of Maryland, Series Co-Editor
John Carlo Bertot, University of Maryland, Series Co-Editor
Karen Kettnich, University of Maryland, Series Managing Editor
John Carlo Bertot, University of Maryland, Series Co-Editor
Karen Kettnich, University of Maryland, Series Managing Editor
Content
Volume Editors' Introduction: "Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice" - Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor and Paul T. Jaeger
Social Justice Concepts and Public Libraries: A Case Study - Punit Dadlani
Privacy, Intellectual Freedom, and Self-Respect: Technological and Philosophical Lessons for Libraries - Anna Lauren Hoffmann
Libraries and Human Rights-Working Together to Reach Our Full Potential - Vivianne Fogarty
Library Services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Strategies for More Proactive Approach by Public Libraries in Nigeria - Vicki Lawal
Public Libraries and Social Inclusion: An Update from South Africa - Christine Stilwell
Libraries as Agents of Human Rights Protection and Social Justice on Behalf of Sexual Minorities in India: An Action-Based Manifesto for Progressive Change - Bharat Mehra and Lisette Hernandez
Libraries "Coming Out" in Support of LGBTQIA+? Human Rights and Social Justice - Peggy McEachreon
The Prison Law Library: A Fourteenth Amendment Necessity - Brandon Nichole Wright
The Role of the Union in Promoting Social Justice - Sarah Barriage
Critical Reflection on Librarianship and Human Rights: A Book and Continuing Endeavor - Toni Samek
Human Rights without Cultural Imperialism - Kay Mathiesen
Archives and Human Rights: Questioning Notions of Information and Access - Michelle Caswell and Ricardo Punzalan
The Social Justice Collaboratorium: Illuminating Research Pathways between Social Justice and Library and Information Studies - RaShauna Brannon, LaVerne Gray, Miraida Morales, Myrna E. Morales, Mario H. Ram?rez and Elnora Kelly Tayag
Counter-Storytelling in the LIS Curriculum - Nicole A. Cooke
Open Access, Privacy, and Human Rights: A Case Study on Ethics in Library and Information Sciences Education - Joachim Schopfel
Raranga te kete aronui: Weaving Social and Cultural Inclusion into New Zealand Library and Information Science Education - Nicole M. Gaston, Alison Fields, Philip Calvert and Spencer Lilley
The Role of Students in Diversity and Inclusion in Library and Information Science - Fiona Jardine
Human Rights, Social Justice, and the Activist Future of Libraries - Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor and Paul T. Jaeger
Social Justice Concepts and Public Libraries: A Case Study - Punit Dadlani
Privacy, Intellectual Freedom, and Self-Respect: Technological and Philosophical Lessons for Libraries - Anna Lauren Hoffmann
Libraries and Human Rights-Working Together to Reach Our Full Potential - Vivianne Fogarty
Library Services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Strategies for More Proactive Approach by Public Libraries in Nigeria - Vicki Lawal
Public Libraries and Social Inclusion: An Update from South Africa - Christine Stilwell
Libraries as Agents of Human Rights Protection and Social Justice on Behalf of Sexual Minorities in India: An Action-Based Manifesto for Progressive Change - Bharat Mehra and Lisette Hernandez
Libraries "Coming Out" in Support of LGBTQIA+? Human Rights and Social Justice - Peggy McEachreon
The Prison Law Library: A Fourteenth Amendment Necessity - Brandon Nichole Wright
The Role of the Union in Promoting Social Justice - Sarah Barriage
Critical Reflection on Librarianship and Human Rights: A Book and Continuing Endeavor - Toni Samek
Human Rights without Cultural Imperialism - Kay Mathiesen
Archives and Human Rights: Questioning Notions of Information and Access - Michelle Caswell and Ricardo Punzalan
The Social Justice Collaboratorium: Illuminating Research Pathways between Social Justice and Library and Information Studies - RaShauna Brannon, LaVerne Gray, Miraida Morales, Myrna E. Morales, Mario H. Ram?rez and Elnora Kelly Tayag
Counter-Storytelling in the LIS Curriculum - Nicole A. Cooke
Open Access, Privacy, and Human Rights: A Case Study on Ethics in Library and Information Sciences Education - Joachim Schopfel
Raranga te kete aronui: Weaving Social and Cultural Inclusion into New Zealand Library and Information Science Education - Nicole M. Gaston, Alison Fields, Philip Calvert and Spencer Lilley
The Role of Students in Diversity and Inclusion in Library and Information Science - Fiona Jardine
Human Rights, Social Justice, and the Activist Future of Libraries - Ursula Gorham, Natalie Greene Taylor and Paul T. Jaeger