Progressive Librarian Issue no. 15, Winter 1998/1999

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ARTICLES

A Few Gates: An Examination of the Social Responsibilities Debate in the Early 1970s and '90s, by Steven Joyce, page 1

Librarianship and Resistance, by Sandy Iverson, page 14

Conference Proceedings:
SRRT-ALA Program on International Social Responsibilities & Librarianship

LIWO: Local Touch and Global Networking in South Africa, by Johnny Jacobs, page 20

From Student Revolt to Working Librarians: The Formation of BiS, Sweden, by Lennart Wettmark, page 27

AKRIBIE: Arbeitskreis Kritischer Bibliothekarinnen / Working Group of Critical Librarians, Germany, by Frauke Mährt-Thomsen, page 31

KRIBIBI: Public Libraries and the "Working Pool of Critical Librarians" in Austria, by Renate Obadalek, page 37

Radical Librarianship, UK: Something of an Overview from the UK, by Martyn Lowe, 41


ADDED ENTRIES

The Cuba Poster Project, by Lincoln Cushing, page 51


BOOK REVIEWS

Librarianship and Legitimacy: The Ideology of the Public Library Inquiry, by Douglas Raber, reviewed by Patti Clayton, page 54

McLibel: Burger Culture on Trial, by John Vidal, reviewed by Martyn Lowe, page 59


DOCUMENTS

Remarks on Racism, International Relations & Librarianship, by E. J. Josey, page 62

Letter Against Bombing of Iraq, 12/16/98, page 65

World Bank Protest Letter, 6/29/98, page 67

Notes on Contributors, page 68

PLG Statement of Purpose, page 70
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