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Celebrating the James Partridge Award: Essays Toward the Development of a More Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Field of Library and Information Science
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Volume
42
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-2830201742
ISBN electronic:
978-1-78635-932-2
ISBN print:
978-1-78635-933-9
Series ISSN:
0065-2830
Publication date:
2016
Book Chapter

University of the People: A Perspective

By
Thomas Battle
Thomas Battle
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
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Thomas Battle
Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University, Washington, DC, USA
Copyright © 2017 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Doi:
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020160000042009
  • Published:
    2016
Copyright © 2017 Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2017
Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Abstract

Purpose

This chapter focuses on the roles of the library as a center of self-education and information access in promoting equity in society.

Methodology/approach

Based on the author’s experiences as an academic library director, this chapter presents reflections on the concept of the library, its development, and its contributions.

Findings

This chapter argues that libraries are institutions of equity, serving as a special kind of university that is “of and for the people.”

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