Reflectionon Risk intheEndeavours ofLibrarianshipand Human Rights

Volume: 32 Number: 1 January 1, 2018
Toni Samek
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Reflectionon Risk intheEndeavours ofLibrarianshipand Human Rights

Abstract

Many people have reached out to this author over the last decadefrom a number ofdifferent countries in differentparts ofthe worldas they encountered the 2007 book “Librarianship and Human Rights: A Twenty-First Century Guide ”. On that subject, this article offers the author's sustained learning as well asfrustrated reflection. Building on the recent book chapter entitled “CriticalReflection on Librarianship andHuman Rights: A Book and Continuing Endeavor”, which waspublished in 2016 in the “EmeraldBook Series: Advances in Librarianship Volume 41 Perspectives on Libraries asInstitutions ofHuman Rights and Social Justice ”, attention is given to street level library and information workers. Those individuals, who may never be compensatedfor their goodfights, or worse, may suffer loss because ofthem, yet continue to choose compassion and conviction over complacency in their work. The intention is to acknowledge the difference between rhetoric and experience on the ground, especially at is pertains to personal andprofessional risk

Keywords

Librarianship,human rights,critical reflection,socialjustice,risk

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APA
Samek, T. (2018). Reflectionon Risk intheEndeavours ofLibrarianshipand Human Rights. Türk Kütüphaneciliği, 32(1), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.24146/tkd.2018.28