Information and liberation : writings on the politics of information and librarianship /

Information and liberation : writings on the politics of information and librarianship / / Shiraz Durrani.

"A collection of the writings of Shiraz Durrani, British-Kenyan library science professor and political activist"--Provided by publisher.

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Durrani, Shiraz.
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Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:xxxiv, 345 p.
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Table of Contents:
  • To inform is to liberate
  • Setting the scene (1) : rocking the boat
  • Veterinary information in Kenya (1979)
  • Lessons in Kenyan librarianship : leadership, management and the library worker (1984)
  • Rural information in Kenya (1985)
  • Agricultural information services in Kenya and third world needs (1987)
  • Libraries, communication & development in Kenya : the missing political factor (1990)
  • Human rights and information in Kenya : a question of political power (1994)
  • The mirage of democracy in Kenya (1994)
  • Independence in Kenya and the lost opportunity (1998)
  • Information relevance, equality and material security : the Kenyan experience (1998)
  • Politics of information, information for politics
  • Setting the scene (2) : a mere librarian doing research
  • The politics of food (1983)
  • The other Kenya : underground and alternative literature (1997)
  • Information in Kenyan liberation struggle : facts and fiction (2000)
  • Voices of resistance : underground publishing in Kenya, 1963-1998
  • Setting the scene (3) : no equality of conditions
  • The search for social justice
  • Black communities and information workers in search of social justice (1999)
  • Combating racism in library and information services (2000)
  • Struggle against racial exclusion in public libraries (2000)
  • Equality : a service development approach (2000--SD, PJ)
  • Mainstreaming equality, meeting needs (2003--SD/ES)
  • Create a people-orientated public library service (2004)
  • Creating a new library, creating a new library manager (2005)
  • Comments on "new direction in social policy" (2005)
  • The challenge for libraries in a multicultural society (2007)
  • Politics of information and resistance
  • Capitalism and socialism : has the contradiction been resolved? (1992)
  • Returning a stare : people's struggles for political and social inclusion (2000)
  • The professional is political : redefining the social role of public libraries (2004, SD-ES)
  • The role of the Library Association (2007)
  • Never be silent : launch, Nairobi (2006)
  • Communications for liberation : launch of Never be silent, London (2006)
  • Trade union movement in Kenya & their communications system (2006)
  • Politics of information & knowledge in Africa (2007)
  • Setting the scene (4) : need for active involvement
  • Explaining the stand
  • Three questions from bis (2001)
  • Interview with Shiraz Durrani, 11th May 2004 (Anna Goulding)
  • Breaking the culture of silence (2006)
  • Three questions from bis (2006)
  • Information activism
  • Library Association motions on race and class (1996)
  • Comprehensive and efficient : standards for modern public libraries, a response (2000)
  • Progressive librarians & activists campaign to save CRE Library (2004)
  • Study, teaching and learning
  • The educational role of public libraries in combating racism and xenophobia (1999)
  • Incorporating reflective learning-- in information management (2007)
  • Learning by doing : lifelong learning through innovations projects at DASS (2007)
  • Changing course content to meet changing needs (2007)
  • Ideas into action
  • The facts behind the Three Continents Liberation Collection (1993)
  • The Black and Minority Ethnic Stock Group in Hackney libraries (1999)
  • Young people in control (SD-DB, 2004)
  • Quality Leaders Project-Youth : a search for a relevant information service (2005-06)
  • Progressive librarianship in Africa : the PALIAct story (2006)
  • Quality Leaders Project (Youth) : report 4 to PHF (2006)
  • QLP-Y on a journey of a thousand kilometres (2007)
  • Filling the youth shaped hole (2007)
  • Book reviews
  • Sturges, Paul and Neill, Richard (1990) : The quiet struggle. London : Mansell. (1991)
  • Foreword to Kinyatti, Maina wa : Mother Kenya (1995)
  • Libraries for all : a tool for change? (1999)
  • Stop talking, start doing! (2000)
  • Black perspective on history of libraries : a review article (2000)
  • Review : framework of lost opportunities (2003)
  • Organise, do not agonise.

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