Information and liberation writings on the politics of information and librarianship / by Durrani, Shiraz

Table of Contents: “…To inform is to liberate -- Setting the scene (1) : rocking the boat -- Veterinary information in Kenya (1979) -- Lessons in Kenyan librarianship : leadership, management and the library worker (1984) -- Rural information in Kenya (1985) -- Agricultural information services in Kenya and third world needs (1987) -- Libraries, communication & development in Kenya : the missing political factor (1990) -- Human rights and information in Kenya : a question of political power (1994) -- The mirage of democracy in Kenya (1994) -- Independence in Kenya and the lost opportunity (1998) -- Information relevance, equality and material security : the Kenyan experience (1998) -- Politics of information, information for politics -- Setting the scene (2) : a mere librarian doing research -- The politics of food (1983) -- The other Kenya : underground and alternative literature (1997) -- Information in Kenyan liberation struggle : facts and fiction (2000) -- Voices of resistance : underground publishing in Kenya, 1963-1998 -- Setting the scene (3) : no equality of conditions -- The search for social justice -- Black communities and information workers in search of social justice (1999) -- Combating racism in library and information services (2000) -- Struggle against racial exclusion in public libraries (2000) -- Equality : a service development approach (2000--SD, PJ) -- Mainstreaming equality, meeting needs (2003--SD/ES) -- Create a people-orientated public library service (2004) -- Creating a new library, creating a new library manager (2005) -- Comments on "new direction in social policy" (2005) -- The challenge for libraries in a multicultural society (2007) -- Politics of information and resistance -- Capitalism and socialism : has the contradiction been resolved? …”
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Informed agitation : library and information skills in social justice movements and beyond /

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Libraries in the information society /

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The image of the library and information profession how we see ourselves : an investigation : a report of an empirical study undertaken on behalf of IFLA's Round Table for the Management of Library Associations / by Prins, Hans

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Libraries driving access to knowledge

Table of Contents: “…Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago / Marsha Winter and Stella Sandy -- Native language university digital textbook collection / Martin Hallik and Liisi Lembinen -- Balancing access to knowledge and respect for cultural knowledge : librarian advocacy with indigenous peoples' self-determination in access to knowledge / Loriene Roy, Kristen Hogan, and Spencer Lilley -- Access to knowledge as a social practice : information literacy education for MA students / Maria-Carme Torras i Calvo -- The discursive construction of the academic library as learning place in A2K / Catherine Closet-Crane -- A tale of two libraries : space and reading in Porto public libraries / Paula Sequeiros and Silvia Grünig -- University library premises : the evaluation of customer satisfaction and usage / Anne Lehto, Leena Toivonen, and Mirja Iivonen -- ILS vs. …”
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Libraries & democracy the cornerstones of liberty /

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Out front with Stephen Abram a guide for information leaders / by Abram, Stephen

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The transformed library e-books, expertise, and evolution / by Woodward, Jeannette A.

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Libraries and society : role, responsibility and future in an age of change /

“…Chandos information professional series…”
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Libraries and society : role, responsibility and future in an age of change /

“…Chandos information professional series…”

The enduring library technology, tradition, and the quest for balance / by Gorman, Michael, 1941-

Table of Contents: “…The way we live now : libraries today -- Communications technology, 1875 to now -- Communications technology and libraries today -- Reading in a digital world -- The nature of the web -- Reference work in technologically advanced libraries -- Cataloguing in the twenty-first century -- Challenges of the future -- The future of libraries : a research agenda -- Information overload and stress : the ailments of modern living -- Seeking harmony and balance.…”
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Questioning library neutrality essays from Progressive librarian /

Table of Contents: “…/ by Ann Sparanese -- The myth of the neutral professional / by Robert Jensen -- Information criticism : where is it? / by Jack Andersen -- Towards self-reflection in librarianship : what is praxis? …”
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Intergenerational solidarity in libraries La solidarité intergénérationnelle dans les bibliothèques /

Table of Contents: “…Reading as a link between generations : towards a more cohesive society = La lecture, lien entre les générations : vers une société plus solidaire / Ahmed Ksibi and Ivanka Stričević -- Introduction = Introduction / Ahmed Ksibi and Ivanka Stričević -- Towards an inclusive society : how libraries bridge generations = Vers une société inclusive : les bibliothèques comme ponts entre générations / Ingrid Parent -- L'intergénérationnel et les bibliothèques : contexte et cadre théorique / Ahmed Ksibi -- Redéfinition des enjeux de "l'intergénérationnel" autour des pratiques de médiation à la lecture / Bernadette Seibel -- Lecture et bibliothèques face aux défis de l'intergénération / Claude Poissenot -- Témoignages : l'intergénérationnel entre patrimoine et science moderne / Abdelkarim Fourati -- L'Ecole congolaise et la rupture du lien de solidarité par la lecture / Macaire Mvula -- Developing a culture of reading in contemporary Bulgarian society : the role of libraries / Julia Savova -- Intergenerational exchange and dialogue : a culture of care in libraries that care / Ivanka Stričević -- Promoting intergenerational dialogue through libraries and schools in Harare : towards a socially cohesive society / Collence Takaingenhamo Chisita -- La bibliothèque, lien social, lien intergénérationnel au sein de la société de l'information / Jean-Philippe Accart -- Le dialogue intergénérationnel dans les bibliothèques de lecture publique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara : une action nécessaire à la promotion du livre et des NTIC / Charles Kamdem Poeghela -- Getting in touch : communication and mutual help between generations ... when the library creates the event / Azzedine Bouderbane and Soumia Zahi -- Autour des livres et des récits pour enfants, les générations se rencontrent / Geneviève Patte -- An act of love : examples of intergenerational reading programs in the world of IBBY : Mexico, Chile, Toronto / Patricia Aldana -- Projects of intergenerational reading from Scandinavia / Leikny Haga Indergaard -- Feeling needed, feeling loved, building community : one intergenerational reading program / Virginia A. …”
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