Description
In achieving civic engagement and social justice in smart cities, literacy programs are offered in the society by three essential information service providers: libraries, archives, and museums. Although the library and museum services are documented in literature, there is little evidence of community-led library or museum services that make a full circle in understanding community-library, community-archive, and community-museum relationships.
The Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities examines the application of tools and techniques in library and museum literacy in achieving civic engagement and social justice. It also introduces a new outlook in the services of libraries and museums. Covering topics such as countering fake news, human rights literacies, and outreach activities, this book is essential for community-based organizations, librarians, museum administrations, education leaders, information professionals, smart city design planners, digital tool developers, policymakers engaged in diversity, researchers, and academicians.
Reviews and Testimonials
Hear from the Editor:
"The first level of the digital divide the process of is getting internet access to everyone . . . The second level of digital divide is about skills and type of use."
– Mohamed Taher, Canadian Multifaith Federation
“Let’s come to what is social justice doing here in terms of empathy and equity. For me, I found the simplest definition of social justice is the golden tool of reciprocity. . . Civic engagement for me is involving everyone with openness and fairness,”
– Mohamed Taher, Canadian Multifaith Federation
Author's/Editor's Biography
Mohamed Taher (Ed.)
Mohamed Taher holds a MLISc. (Mysore U., 1978); Ph.D., Library Science (Calicut U, 1989); D.Litt., History, (B. R. Ambedkar U, 1999) degrees; and a Certificate in Records & Info Management Practice (University of Toronto, 2013). Currently he is the Chief Information Officer, Canadian Multifaith Federation, Toronto. A Fulbright Scholar (Rutgers Univ, NJ. USA), and serves as a Faculty, Seneca College, Library Information Technician Program. His published works include, Libraries in India - National Developmental Perspectives: A saga of Fifty years since independence. New Delhi, Concept Publishing, 2001; Salar Jung Museum and Library: Its growth and Development as a Liberal University. In Handbook of Libraries, Archives and Information. v. 9. New Delhi: Aditya Prakashan; Cyber Worship in Multifaith Perspectives (Scarecrow, 2006); Job Search The Canadian Way: What Works, What Doesn't, 2011; Interfaith Literacy Resources in the Index Islamicus: A. Bibliometric analysis (lib conf., 2011); 'Faculty-Librarian Collaboration: Emerging Convergence or Potential Divergence of Paths in Changing Context of Libraries? In Singh, S., et al. (2019). In Emerging trends for smart libraries: A festschrift in honour of Professor V.P. Khare. New Delhi: (Shree Publishers & Distributors, 2019). He is also the editor of: Multifaith Information Manual, 2019; and Multifaith Perspectives in Spiritual & Religious Care, Canadian Multifaith Federation, 2021.