Transformative library and information work : profiles in social justice

ISBN: 0081030118
ISBN: 9780081030110
Physical Description: x, 152 pages ; 23 cm
Publisher: Cambridge, MA : Chandos Publishing, [2020].
Copyright: &copy;2020.

Bales, Stephen. (Author). Budzise-Weaver, Tina. (Added Author).

Summary:

Intended to be an accessible guide to transformational information work, the book collects approximately thirty brief case studies of information related organizations, initiatives, and/or projects that focus on social justice related activities. Each case is a short narrative account of its particular subject's history, objectives, accomplishments, and challenges faced. It also describes the material realities involved in the subjects' day-to-day operation. Furthermore, cases include pertinent excerpts from interviews conducted with individuals directly involved with the information organization and will conclude with three-to-five bulleted takeaway points for information workers to consider when developing their own praxis.