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Are There Inclusive, Accessible Reference Tools for the Post-Pandemic Era?: Exploring Literacy Resources to Teach Social Justice Through Community Engagement

Are There Inclusive, Accessible Reference Tools for the Post-Pandemic Era?: Exploring Literacy Resources to Teach Social Justice Through Community Engagement

Mohamed Taher
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 39
ISBN13: 9781799883630|ISBN10: 1799883639|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799883647|EISBN13: 9781799883654
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8363-0.ch002
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Taher, Mohamed. "Are There Inclusive, Accessible Reference Tools for the Post-Pandemic Era?: Exploring Literacy Resources to Teach Social Justice Through Community Engagement." Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities, edited by Mohamed Taher, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 16-54. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8363-0.ch002

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Taher, M. (2022). Are There Inclusive, Accessible Reference Tools for the Post-Pandemic Era?: Exploring Literacy Resources to Teach Social Justice Through Community Engagement. In M. Taher (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities (pp. 16-54). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8363-0.ch002

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Taher, Mohamed. "Are There Inclusive, Accessible Reference Tools for the Post-Pandemic Era?: Exploring Literacy Resources to Teach Social Justice Through Community Engagement." In Handbook of Research on the Role of Libraries, Archives, and Museums in Achieving Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Smart Cities, edited by Mohamed Taher, 16-54. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8363-0.ch002

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Abstract

Attempts to integrate the twain (i.e., social justice [SJ] and civic engagement [CE]) are slowly emerging. This chapter critically explores the tools for inclusivity and engagement -- to facilitate developing digital literacies for an integrated program. Among the roles of LAM, such as, literacy, collaboration, outreach, advocacy, etc. this chapter deals with digital literacies -- the aim is to reduce the digital divide between haves and have-nots. The digital divide became most obvious during COVID-19, and therefore this dimension is the focus. The method adopted is a semi-automated strategy to support a rationale for analysis and validation of its findings. Strongly recommends the need to conduct COVID-19's impacted digital exclusion areas -- with due consideration for the work done at New Literacies Research Lab at the University of Connecticut. A combined quantitative and qualitative assessment will be required to remove the digital inequalities.. An innovative approach for data visualization is provided. It is a faceted technique developed by Dr. S R Ranganathan (viz., PMEST – personality, matter, energy, space, and time).

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