Skip to main content

Transformative Library and Information Work

Profiles in Social Justice

  • 1st Edition - March 13, 2020
  • Authors: Stephen Bales, Tina Budzise-Weaver
  • Language: English
  • Paperback ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 3 0 1 1 - 0
  • eBook ISBN:
    9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 3 0 1 2 - 7

Intended to be an accessible guide to transformational information work, the book collects approximately thirty brief case studies of information related organizations,… Read more

Transformative Library and Information Work

Purchase options

LIMITED OFFER

Save 50% on book bundles

Immediately download your ebook while waiting for your print delivery. No promo code needed.

Image of books

Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect

Request a sales quote
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