Social Justice in Library and Information Science
Abstract
This entry presents an overview of social justice vocabularies, conceptualizations, and philosophies as they are represented in the history of library and information science (LIS) practice and research. Emphasis is placed on theoretical descriptions of both justice and social justice, and how these constructs are historically related to past and emerging trends in the LIS professions, with a main focus on social justice in regard to public library philosophy and practice in the United States. The entry also includes a discussion of information science research as it relates to the needs of disadvantaged populations.
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In Pursuit of Antiracist Social Justice: Denaturalizing Whiteness in the Academic Library
Brook, F., Ellenwood, D., & Lazzaro, A. E. (2015) · Library Trends · doi:10.1353/lib.2015.0048 · Cited by 133 · see citing works
Informational Justice: A Conceptual Framework for Social Justice in Library and Information Services
Mathiesen, K. (2015) · Library Trends · doi:10.1353/lib.2015.0044 · Cited by 88 · see citing works
- Authors
- Mehra, B., Rioux, K. S., & Albright, K. S.
- Venue
- Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Published
- 2009-12-17
- Pages
- 4820-4836
- OpenAlex
- W4248489135
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- Type
- reference entry
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- CRC Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Information Science and Libraries
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Library Science and Information
- Keywords
- social justice, library and information science, public libraries, library philosophy, library history, disadvantaged groups, information needs, social justice theory
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