Which Side Are You On?: Seven Social Responsibility Debates in American Librarianship, 1990-2015 - Couverture souple

Harger, Elaine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786494557 ISBN 13 : 9780786494552

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2016

Synopsis

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.

At play in each debate are rules of parliamentary procedure, appeals to authority, denial, and chastisement of librarians who pushed the ALA to make real its commitments to human rights and social justice.

Providing a fascinating look at the Council's inner workings, the author parses debates concerning anti-apartheid boycotts; partnerships between ALA, McDonald's and the Boy Scouts of America; spying by the National Security Agency; censorship in Israel and the Occupied Territories; fossil fuel industry divestment; and the recent revival by ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom of the infamous film The Speaker.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elaine Harger is retired, living in Spokane, Washington, following a 30+ year career as a student worker, clerical employee, paraprofessional, and MLS-degreed librarian in academic, special and public school libraries. She served nine years as a Councilor-at-Large on the governing body of the American Library Association, has been very active in ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table, and is a co-founder of the Progressive Librarians Guild. In 2022, SRRT awarded her with the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786494557
• ISBN 13: 9780786494552
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible