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Social Work in Australian Public Libraries: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Social Justice

Jane Garnera School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leanne Mitchellb Melbourne City Libraries, Melbourne, Australia
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Karen Bellc School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0809-0680
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Anna Lockwoodd Launch Housing, Melbourne, Australia
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Sabine Wardlee Sabine Wardle, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0353-2171
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Pages 504-520 | Received 17 Aug 2020, Accepted 16 Sep 2020, Published online: 07 Oct 2020

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L. Crabtree, D. Latham, m. gross, B. Baum & K. Randolph. (2024) Social Workers in the Stacks: Public librarians’ Perceptions and Experiences. Public Library Quarterly 43:1, pages 109-134.
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