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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- author.

Taylor, Natalie Greene, 1987- author.

Gorham, Ursula, 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and society.

Library science--Social aspects.

Library science.

Library science--Political aspects.

Technological literacy.

Information policy.

Digital divide.

Human rights.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book examines the interrelationships between digital literacy, digital inclusion, and public policy, emphasizing the impacts of these policy decisions on the ability of individuals and communities to successfully participate in the information society. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Historical Evolution of the Concepts of Human Rights and Social Justice; 3 The Current State of Digital Inclusion; 4 Libraries as Institutions Promoting Human Rights and Social Justice; 5 The Unspoken Roles of Libraries as Institutions of Human Rights and Social Justice; 6 Information Policies Related to Human Rights and Social Justice; 7 Arsenals of Human Rights and Social Justice; 8 From Fire, By Fire: Rights and Justice in Policy, Practice, and Advocacy; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- Libraries, human rights, and social justice : enabling access and promoting inclusion.

OCLC:

910159825