| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (456 p.)
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| Disciplina |
021.2
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| Collana |
Advances in Librarianship
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| Soggetto topico |
Libraries and society
Library science - Social aspects
Library science - Political aspects
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| Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
1-78635-057-2
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Advances in Librarianship; Copyright page; Contents; Series Editors' Introduction; About This Series; About This Volume; About the Series Trajectory; About the Contributors; Volume Editors' Introduction: "Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice"; I. Introduction; II. Defining Human Rights and Social Justice in Library Contexts; III. Implementing Human Rights and Social Justice in Library Contexts; IV. The Perspectives in the Book; References; Conceptualizing Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice
Social Justice Concepts and Public Libraries: A Case StudyI. Introduction; II. Philosophy and Social Justice; A. Public Libraries as Public Service Organizations; III. Research Questions; IV. Method; A. Data Collection; B. Sample; V. Data Analysis; A. BoT Meeting; B. Organizational Documents; C. Semi-Structured Interviews; VI. Limitations; VII. Brief Description of Organization; VIII. Findings; A. The Board of Trustees (BoT) Meeting; IX. Strategic Plan; X. Interviews; A. The Role of Social Justice in the Library; XI. The Process of Service Development and Social Justice Concepts
XII. Strategic Plan/Organizational Rhetoric InfluenceXIII. Conclusions; References; Appendix: Interview Questions; Privacy, Intellectual Freedom, and Self-Respect: Technological and Philosophical Lessons for Libraries; I. Introduction; II. Philosophical Foundations of Self-Respect; III. Libraries as Sites for Self-Respect; IV. Privacy and Library 2.0; V. Intellectual Freedom, Commercial Services, and Algorithmic Mediation; VI. Conclusion; References; Libraries and Human Rights-Working Together to Reach Our Full Potential; I. Learning Commons and Makerspaces
II. Collaborations of All Kinds-Within and between School and Public LibrariesIII. Other Noteworthy Initiatives; IV. Conclusion; References; Library Services to Marginalized Populations; Library Services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Strategies for More Proactive Approach by Public Libraries in Nigeria; I. Introduction; II. Public Libraries and Social Exclusion; A. Public Libraries in Nigeria; III. Internally Displaced Persons-Definition; A. IDPs and the Nigerian Context; IV. Literature Review; V. Methodology; VI. Data Presentation and Analysis
A. Demographic Information of the Study PopulationB. Data Presentation and Analysis Section 1 (IDPs); C. Data Presentation and Analysis 2 (Public Libraries); VII. Discussion of Findings; VIII. Implications of Findings; IX. Conclusion and Recommendations; References; Public Libraries and Social Inclusion: An Update from South Africa; I. Introduction; II. Research Methodology; III. Review of the Literature; A. The Role of Public Libraries; 1. Health Information; 2. Services to Immigrants; 3. Services to People with Visual Impairments; 4. Rural Library Services; 5. Enhancing Food Security
B. Social Exclusion and Inclusion
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465944703321 |
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Celebrating the James Partridge award : essays toward the development of a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable field of library and information science / / edited by Diane L. Barlow, Paul T. Jaeger