Informed agitation : library and information skills in social justice movements and beyond / edited by Melissa Morrone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Morrone, Melissa, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and society.

Library science--Social aspects.

Library science.

Library science--Political aspects.

Librarians--Political activity.

Librarians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sacramento, California : Library Juice Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Explores activist librarianship in the early 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Melissa Morrone

In the city

Documenting the untold stories of feminist activists at Welfare Rights Initiative: a digital oral history archive project / Cynthia Tobar

threeSOURCE: reimagining ho we collect and share information about social issues / Jen Hoyer and Stephen MacDonald

In the seminar

Reading for a better future: Books for a Better Future (BFABF) and sustainability literacy in a U.K. public library / Dan Grace

Teaching in the margins / Barbara A. Quarton

In the struggle

Knowledge my public library kept secret: the urgent need for culturally-responsive library service / Taneya D. Gethers

Library programs and information access for women: a Canadian perspective / Moyra Lang and Gayle Sacuta

In the archive

Let's use what works: the radical archives of Philadelphia and traditional archive literature / Scott Ziegler

"Less rent, more control!": creating an accessible archive for New York City's oldest tenants union / Maggie Schreiner

In real life

From Haiti to Miaim: security, serendipity, and social justice / Béatrice Colastin Skokan

Inside and outside of the library: on removing barriers and connecting people with health care resources and zines / Jude Vachon

In the movement

Whatcha doin' after the demo?: The importance of archiving political posters / Vince Teetaert

To spread the revolution: anarchist archives and libraries / Jessica Moran

Building an archive from below: reflections from Interference Archive / Molly Fair

In the community

Queer Housing Nacional Google group: a librarian's documentation of a community-specific resource / Shawn(ta) Smith

ÆCommunity: digital media, family heirlooms, and a global audience in the Lebanese in North Carolina Project / Caroline Olivia Muglia

I the catalog

Cutter & paste: a DIY guide for catalogers who don't know about zines and zine librarians who don't know about cataloging / Jenna Freedman and Rhonda Kauffman

In the world

Knowledge, access, and resistance: a conversation on Librarians and Archivists to Palestine / Vani Natarajan and Hannah Mermelstein

In the streets

Radical Reference: who cares? / Lia Friedman

Librarian is my occupation: a history of the People's Library of Occupy Wall Street / Jaime Taylor and Zachary Loeb

"Why archive?" and other important questions asked by Occupy Wall Street / Siân Evans, Anna Perricci, and Amy Roberts

Contributor biographies

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-63400-003-X

OCLC:

889313887