Ursula Gorham: 3 books
Access to Information, Technology, and Justice
A Critical Intersection
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Over the past fifteen years, the dramatic increase of online self-help legal re-sources, information, and tools specifically developed for use by low-income individuals without legal counsel has been promoted as one way to help those individuals who are caught in this “justice gap.” Unfortunately,...
Public Libraries, Public Policies, and Political Processes
Serving and Transforming Communities in Times of Economic and Political Constraint
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Drawing on two decades of original research conducted by the authors, as well as existing research about the intersection of public policy, political discourse, and public libraries, this book seeks to understand the origins and implications of the current standing of public libraries in public policy...
Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice
Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2015
Libraries, Human Rights, and Social Justice: Enabling Access and Promoting Inclusion examines the interrelationships between digital literacy, digital inclusion, and public policy, emphasizing the impacts of these policy decisions on the ability of individuals and communities to successfully participate...