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Subject(s)

• Information policy—Kenya [Browse]
• Information policy—Great Britain [Browse]
• Library science—Political aspects—Kenya [Browse]
• Library science—Political aspects—Great Britain [Browse]
• Library science—Social aspects—Kenya [Browse]
• Library science—Social aspects—Great Britain [Browse]
• Information society—Political aspects [Browse]
• Libraries and society [Browse]

Summary note

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

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Other title(s)

Information & liberation

ISBN

• 9780980200409 (acid-free paper)
• 0980200407 (acid-free paper)

LCCN

2008042284

OCLC

231724510

Other standard number

• 99932800086

RCP

C - S

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