Progressive Library Organizations: A Worldwide History

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2015
Author
Author: Alfred Kagan
Language
English
Number of Pages
300 pp.
Publisher
McFarland & Company
City
Jefferson, NC
Region
Africa
Europe
United States
Library Type
Library Associations
Chronological Period
1950-1999
21st century
ISBN
9780786464005
Annotation

History and impact of seven progressive library organizations. 

Contents: 

  • South Africa: Library and Information Workers Organisation (LIWO)
  • Sweden: Bibliotek i samhälle (BiS) (Libraries in Society)
  • Germany: Arbeitskreis Kritischer BibliothekarInnen (Akribie) (Working Group of Critical Librarians)
  • Austria: Arbeitskris kritischer Bibliothekarinnen und Biliothekare im Renner-Institut (KRIBIBI) (Working Group of Critical Librarians in the Renner Institute)
  • United Kingdom: Information for Social Change (ISC)
  • United States: Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association (SRRT)
  • United States: The Progressive Librarians Guild (PLG)
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