Resisting Abridgment Librarianship as Media Reform

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ID11372333
AuthorsCaroline M Nappo (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign), Caroline Nappo (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume33
Issue4
Pages413-423
Publication date2009-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Communication Inquiry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0196-8599 • E-ISSN: 1552-4612
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0196859909340317
OpenAlexW2018128996
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Media reform is a vital component for sustaining public access to information, and supports libraries in fulfilling their mission as what educator Robert D. Leigh termed “a public agency of communication,”. In many ways, the struggles for media democracy are waged side by side with those of librarians. Like media activists, librarians are deeply concerned about issues related to information production, dissemination, and access. In this article, the author will describe how American librarianship complements a democratic media system and will provide examples of how libraries have played a key role in providing public access to independent media (i.e., alternative, noncorporate, or small press) in print and electronic formats. Finally, considering the interdependency of their goals and interests, the author wishes to advocate for greater collaboration between the media reform movement and library activists

Agency (philosophy · Alternative media · Democracy · Information access · Interdependence · Library science · Media relations · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Law · Library Science and Administration · Library Science and Information Literacy · Web and Library Services

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