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LIS 9833   Information Equity: Social Justice in a Network Society

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This course focuses on issues and critical perspectives surrounding equitable access to information, the relationships between information and social change, and social equity and justice in the information professions. Libraries and information services are framed within larger social, political, cultural, and economic contexts and power structures. Course topics include issues such as the digital divide and information poverty within both North American and global contexts.

Antirequisites: LIS 9136

0.5 courseCross-listed with LIS 9136
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