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Which Side Are You On? - Seven Social Responsibility Debates in American Librarianship, 1990-2015 (Paperback)
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Which Side Are You On? - Seven Social Responsibility Debates in American Librarianship, 1990-2015 (Paperback)
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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 antiapartheid 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.
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