Toward New Possibilities for Library and Information Science

The Use of Social Media in the 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike

Scott Sikes

• Éditeur: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Année: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781803823812
• Sujet: Langues et linguistique
• Sous-sujet: Bibliothèques et sciences de l'information

The 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike in the United States exemplifies the changing shape of dissent and protest in the digital age. The use of social media has changed the ways such events develop and unfold, offering new tools for organizing, strategizing, generating large numbers of participants, and for communicating crucial information widely and quickly.

Utilizing in-depth interviews with strike participants, 'Toward New Possibilities for Library and Information Science: The Use of Social Media in the 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike' takes a critical approach to understanding the role of social media in the 2018 teachers' strike, the significance of social media to the outcomes of the strike, and the importance of an Appalachian collective identity. It further proposes solutions for changing entrenched practices within library and information sciences education. In this way, it extends the scope and praxis of scholarship and education in information sciences.

Table des matières

• Cover
• Title
• Introduction
• Chapter One. Mystery and Wonder
• Chapter Two. The Strike and Issues of Social Media
• Chapter Three. Theoretical and Epistemological Frameworks
• Chapter Four. The Puzzle of Academic Research
• Chapter Five. Telling the Story
• Chapter Six. Beyond Rationalism
• Chapter Seven. A Reflective Journey
• References
• Index