Seiter, Alessandra2022-11-022022Seiter, Alessandra. “The Information and Knowledge Landscapes of Mutual Aid: How Librarians Can Use PAR to Support Social Movements in Community Development.” In Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development, edited by Randy Stoecker and Adrienne Falcón. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100970.https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37373483Mutual aid - including and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic - is a case study in how social movements can facilitate transformative community development through grassroots knowledge production, reliant on information management. Their approach aligns with participatory action research (PAR), which can provide a framework for librarians and other knowledge professionals to support the social movements in their communities by leveraging relevant expertise in solidarity-minded ways.en-USMonograph or Book2022-11-0210.4337/9781839100970.00028Seiter, Alessandra. “The Information and Knowledge Landscapes of Mutual Aid: How Librarians Can Use PAR to Support Social Movements in Community Development.” In Handbook on Participatory Action Research and Community Development, edited by Randy Stoecker and Adrienne Falcón. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100970.