Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond

Synopsis

Explores Activist Librarianship In The Early 21st Century-- Introduction / Melissa Morrone -- In The City -- Documenting The Untold Stories Of Feminist Activists At Welfare Rights Initiative: A Digital Oral History Archive Project / Cynthia Tobar -- Threesource: Reimagining Ho We Collect And Share Information About Social Issues / Jen Hoyer And Stephen Macdonald -- In The Seminar -- Reading For A Better Future: Books For A Better Future (bfabf) And Sustainability Literacy In A U.k. Public Library / Dan Grace -- Teaching In The Margins / Barbara A. Quarton -- In The Struggle -- Knowledge My Public Library Kept Secret: The Urgent Need For Culturally-responsive Library Service / Taneya D. Gethers -- Library Programs And Information Access For Women: A Canadian Perspective / Moyra Lang And Gayle Sacuta -- In The Archive -- Let's Use What Works: The Radical Archives Of Philadelphia And Traditional Archive Literature / Scott Ziegler -- Less Rent, More Control!: Creating An Accessible Archive For New York City's Oldest Tenants Union / Maggie Schreiner -- In Real Life -- From Haiti To Miaim: Security, Serendipity, And Social Justice / Béatrice Colastin Skokan -- Inside And Outside Of The Library: On Removing Barriers And Connecting People With Health Care Resources And Zines / Jude Vachon -- In The Movement -- Whatcha Doin' After The Demo?: The Importance Of Archiving Political Posters / Vince Teetaert -- To Spread The Revolution: Anarchist Archives And Libraries / Jessica Moran -- Building An Archive From Below: Reflections From Interference Archive / Molly Fair -- In The Community -- Queer Housing Nacional Google Group: A Librarian's Documentation Of A Community-specific Resource / Shawn(ta) Smith -- ¡community: Digital Media, Family Heirlooms, And A Global Audience In The Lebanese In North Carolina Project / Caroline Olivia Muglia -- In The Catalog -- Cutter & Paste: A Diy Guide For Catalogers Who Don't Know About Zines And Zine Librarians Who Don't Know About Cataloging / Jenna Freedman And Rhonda Kauffman -- In The World -- Knowledge, Access, And Resistance: A Conversation On Librarians And Archivists To Palestine / Vani Natarajan And Hannah Mermelstein -- In The Streets -- Radical Reference: Who Cares? / Lia Friedman -- Librarian Is My Occupation: A History Of The People's Library Of Occupy Wall Street / Jaime Taylor And Zachary Loeb -- Why Archive? And Other Important Questions Asked By Occupy Wall Street / Siân Evans, Anna Perricci, And Amy Roberts -- Contributor Biographies -- Index -- Edited By Melissa Morrone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.