| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 427 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Advances in librarianship,
0065-2830 ;
volume 41
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Advances in librarianship ; v. 41.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Libraries and society.
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Libraries and society. |
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Library science -- Social aspects.
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Library science -- Social aspects. |
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Library science. |
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Library science -- Political aspects.
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Library science -- Political aspects. |
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Human rights.
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Human rights. |
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Social justice.
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Social justice. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Added Author |
Gorham, Ursula, 1975- editor.
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Taylor, Natalie Greene, 1987- editor.
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Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perspectives on libraries as institutions of human rights and social justice. First edition. Bingley, UK : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016 1786350580 (OCoLC)926745093 |
| ISBN |
9781786350572 electronic book |
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1786350572 electronic book |
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9781786350589 |
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1786350580 |
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9781786350589 |
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