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Informational justice: a conceptual framework for social justice in library and information services

Mathiesen, Kay

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/89746

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Title
Informational justice: a conceptual framework for social justice in library and information services
Author(s)
Mathiesen, Kay
Issue Date
2015
Keyword(s)
  • Social justice in LIS
  • Informational justice
Abstract
This article presents a conceptual framework of social justice for library and information science (LIS) and services responsive to their core concerns and drawing from the disciplinary literatures in both philosophy and LIS. The framework is introduced in terms of the multifaceted concept of informational justice, defined as the just treatment of persons as seekers, sources, and subjects of information. The article also expands on the central aspect of informational justice, namely iDistributive justice, defined as the equitable distribution of access to information. An iDistributively just system is one that ensures all persons have sufficient access to information, where access is understood as a capability sensitive resource.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ISSN
0024-2594
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89746
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/lib.2015.0044
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Copyright 2015 Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

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Library Trends 64 (2) Fall 2015: Social Justice in Library and Information Science and Services PRIMARY
Library Trends 64 (2) Fall 2015: Social Justice in Library and Information Science and Services. Edited by Bharat Mehra.