Libraries, human rights, and social justice : enabling access and promoting inclusion

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

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.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jaeger, Paul T., 1974- (Author), Taylor, Natalie Greene, 1987- (Author), Gorham, Ursula, 1975- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects:
Libraries and society.
Library science > Social aspects.
Library science > Political aspects.
Technological literacy.
Information policy.
Digital divide.
Human rights.
Social justice.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Digital divide
Human rights
Information policy
Libraries and society
Library science > Political aspects
Library science > Social aspects
Social justice
Technological literacy
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Table of 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.

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