seven social responsibility debates in American librarianship, 1990-2015 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Elaine Harger.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Jefferson, North Carolina :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2016]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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vii, 225 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
26 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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In denial : speaking about The speaker -- Singing (and silencing) solidarity : interrupting legacies of racism and the anti-apartheid "book boycott" -- Censuring a censor : the debate on censorship in Israel and the Occupied Territories -- Speaking with one voice, strangling others : McDonald's and the Boy Scouts of America -- Abandoning Snowden ... and privacy? : Hegemony at play in ALA -- Charting a new course -- ALA and climate crisis.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Shattering any idea that librarianship is a politically neutral realm, this insider's account of seven debates from the floor of the American Library Association Council illustrates the mechanisms the governing body used to maintain the status quo on issues like racism, government surveillance and climate change"--
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
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McFarland & Co Inc Pub, Po Box 611, Jefferson, NC, USA, 28640, (336)2464460
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American Library Association-- History-- 20th century.
American Library Association.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Librarians-- Political activity-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Libraries and society-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Library science-- Political aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
Library science-- Social aspects-- United States-- History-- 20th century.