The politics of promoting freedom of information and expression in international librarianship the IFLA/FAIFE Project
Alex Byrne.
- Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press 2007.
- xiv, 226 p. 23 cm.
- Libraries and librarianship--an international perspective 4 .
- Libraries and librarianship--an international perspective no. 4 .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-217) and index.
A radical decision -- At the open table of ideas : the agency of libraries -- A haven of peace in a stormy world : the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions -- Uncertain beginnings : toward a recognition of human rights -- The adoption of intellectual freedom as a cause : the development of FAIFE -- IFLA/FAIFE and the politics of action : from Cuba to Zimbabwe -- Defending the right to information : the touchstone of all the freedoms -- International organizations in transformation -- The politics of professional boundaries in the age of human rights -- Becoming socially aware, ethically motivated, and externally focused.