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Progressive Librarianship : Perspectives from Kenya and Britain, 1979-2010.

Title
Progressive Librarianship : Perspectives from Kenya and Britain, 1979-2010.
Author
Durrani, Shiraz
Publication
Nairobi : Vita Books, 2014.

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Description
446 pages : illustrations; 24 x 16 cm
Summary
Using original documents, this book records this hidden history of the Progressive Librarian Movement. In the process, it examines key concepts such as the role of libraries and the relevance of service. Linking library work with the wider social and political concerns, the book explores issues such as politics of information and the role of activism and "neutrality" in library work. Deriving ideas from practice, it offers an alternative approach to librarianship, to the training of librarians and to organisational change to make libraries more relevant to people's lives. The book will be of interest to library staff and professionals, students and teachers of librarianship as well as to political activists and historians.
Subject
  • Library science > Great Britain
  • Library science > Kenya
  • Public libraries > Great Britain
  • Libraries > Social aspects > Kenya
  • Libraries > Social aspects > Great Britain
  • Libraries > Social aspects
  • Library science
  • Public libraries
  • Great Britain
  • Kenya
Call Number
ReCAP 22-9699
ISBN
  • 9781869886202
  • 1869886208
  • 1936117126
  • 9781936117123
OCLC
881368206
Author
Durrani, Shiraz, author.
Title
Progressive Librarianship : Perspectives from Kenya and Britain, 1979-2010.
Publisher
Nairobi : Vita Books, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Research Call Number
ReCAP 22-9699
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