Which side are you on? : seven social responsibility debates in American librarianship, 1990-2015 /
Harger, Elaine,
Which side are you on? : seven social responsibility debates in American librarianship, 1990-2015 / Elaine Harger. - 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In denial : speaking about The speaker -- Singing (and silencing) solidarity : interrupting legacies of racism and the anti-apartheid "book boycott" -- Censuring a censor : the debate on censorship in Israel and the Occupied Territories -- Speaking with one voice, strangling others : McDonald's and the Boy Scouts of America -- Abandoning Snowden ... and privacy : hegemony at play in ALA -- Charting a new course : ALA and climate crisis.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
9781476624716 1476624712
0C0F3BAC-C9B0-4C52-A03C-939551DD2C91 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
American Library Association--History--20th century.
American Library Association
1900-1999
Libraries and society--History--United States--20th century.
Library science--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Library science--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Librarians--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Biblioth�eques et soci�et�e--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�economie--Aspect social--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�economie--Aspect politique--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�ecaires--Activit�e politique--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--General.
Librarians--Political activity
Libraries and society
Library science--Political aspects
Library science--Social aspects
United States
History
Z716.4 / .H367 2016eb
020.973
Which side are you on? : seven social responsibility debates in American librarianship, 1990-2015 / Elaine Harger. - 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In denial : speaking about The speaker -- Singing (and silencing) solidarity : interrupting legacies of racism and the anti-apartheid "book boycott" -- Censuring a censor : the debate on censorship in Israel and the Occupied Territories -- Speaking with one voice, strangling others : McDonald's and the Boy Scouts of America -- Abandoning Snowden ... and privacy : hegemony at play in ALA -- Charting a new course : ALA and climate crisis.
"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"--Provided by publisher.
9781476624716 1476624712
0C0F3BAC-C9B0-4C52-A03C-939551DD2C91 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
American Library Association--History--20th century.
American Library Association
1900-1999
Libraries and society--History--United States--20th century.
Library science--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Library science--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.
Librarians--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.
Biblioth�eques et soci�et�e--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�economie--Aspect social--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�economie--Aspect politique--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
Biblioth�ecaires--Activit�e politique--Histoire--�Etats-Unis--20e si�ecle.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Library & Information Science--General.
Librarians--Political activity
Libraries and society
Library science--Political aspects
Library science--Social aspects
United States
History
Z716.4 / .H367 2016eb
020.973