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Author:

Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- author.

Title:

Libraries, human rights, and social justice : enabling access and promoting inclusion / Paul T. Jaeger, Natalie Greene Taylor, Ursula Gorham.

Publisher:

Rowman & Littlefield,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiv, 158 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Libraries and society.
Library science--Social aspects.
Library science--Political aspects.
Technological literacy.
Information policy.
Digital divide.
Human rights.
Social justice.

Other Authors:

Taylor, Natalie Greene, 1987- author.
Gorham, Ursula, 1975- author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The historical evolution of the concepts of human rights and social justice -- The current state of digital inclusion -- Libraries as institutions promoting social justice and human rights -- The unspoken roles of libraries as institutions of social justice and human rights -- Information policies related to human rights and social justice -- Arsenals of human rights and social justice -- From fire, by fire : rights and justice in policy, practice, and advocacy.

ISBN:

1442250518
9781442250512

OCLC:

(OCoLC)903675178

LCCN:

2015005160

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)