Alternative Media Theory and Journalism Practice.
Book
Atton, C. (2007)
Alternative Media Theory and Journalism Practice. In M. Boler (Ed.), Digital Media and Democracy: Tactics in Hard Times, 213-227. MIT Press
An alternative internet: radical media, politics and creativity.
Book
Atton, C. (2003)
An alternative internet: radical media, politics and creativity. Edinburgh University Press
The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1999)
The infoshop: the alternative information centre of the 1990s. New Library World, 100(1), (24-29). doi:10.1108/03074809910248564. ISSN 0307-4803
This article introduces the infoshop movement, a network of independent information centres run by political activists throughout Europe and the USA. The article defines and d...
The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections.
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1997)
The librarian as ethnographer: notes towards a strategy for the exploitation of cultural collections. Collection Building. 17, 154-158. doi:10.1108/01604959810238293. ISSN 0160-4953
Argues that the hybrid nature of collection development (electronic and print) requires a corresponding hybridised system of collection exploitation. Proposes a model for the ...
Policing electronic information: threats to freedom of expression
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1995)
Policing electronic information: threats to freedom of expression. New Library World, 96(5), (5-9). doi:10.1108/03074809510147191. ISSN 0307-4803
Considers two limits on freedom of expression in electronic
media: the regulation of the Internet and electronic
copyright. Examines these in two case studies, one on the
stat...
Using critical thinking as a basis for library user education
Journal Article
Atton, C. (1994)
Using critical thinking as a basis for library user education. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 20(5-6), 310-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/0099-1333%2894%2990069-8
Critical thinking exercises incorporated into an undergraduate course of bibliographic instruction encourage students to analyze and evaluate information and retrieval methods...