LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century
Title | LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Bharat Mehra |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2019-05-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1787564738 |
Libraries are at the heart of many of the communities they serve. Increasingly, it is important for them to adjust to serve minority groups, including LGBTQ+ communities. This collection presents original scholarship on the emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in LGBTQ+ librarianship.
LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century
Title | LGBTQ+ Librarianship in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Bharat Mehra |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2019-05-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1787564754 |
Libraries are at the heart of many of the communities they serve. Increasingly, it is important for them to adjust to serve minority groups, including LGBTQ+ communities. This collection presents original scholarship on the emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in LGBTQ+ librarianship.
Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users
Title | Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users PDF eBook |
Author | Ellen Greenblatt |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 359 |
Release | 2014-01-10 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0786461845 |
Building upon the legacy of Gay and Lesbian Library Service (1990, "invaluable"--Library Journal; "recommended"--Booklist), this current anthology brings the discussion into a 21st century context by broadening the community base served and by examining the role of the Internet and Web 2.0 in libraries and archives. Many chapters include personal accounts of individuals' experiences to illustrate the importance of library services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning users. Specific topics include: library services provided to LGBTIQ youth; collection assessment and the process of gauging user satisfaction; the classification of LGBTIQ resources in the Dewey Decimal Classification system; attempts to restrict access to LGBTIQ resources through challenges, censorship, and Internet filtering; and workplace concerns of LGBTIQ library workers. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Disabilities and the Library
Title | Disabilities and the Library PDF eBook |
Author | Clayton A. Copeland |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 553 |
Release | 2022-11-11 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
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Librarians need to understand the needs and abilities of differently abled patrons, and anyone responsible for hiring and managing librarians must know how to provide an equitable environment. This book serves as an educational resource for both groups. Understanding the needs and abilities of patrons who are differently abled increases librarians' ability to serve them from childhood through adulthood. While some librarians are fortunate to have had coursework to help them understand the needs and abilities of the differently abled, many have had little experience working with this diverse group. In addition, many persons who are differently abled are-or would like to become-librarians. Disabilities and the Library helps readers understand the challenges faced by people who are differently abled, both as patrons and as information professionals. Readers will learn to assess their library's physical facilities, programming, staff, and continuing education to ensure that their libraries are prepared to include people of all abilities. Inclusive programming and collection development suggestions will help librarians to meet the needs of patrons and colleagues with mobility and dexterity problems, learning differences, hearing and vision limitations, sensory and cognitive challenges, autism, and more. Additional information is included about assistive and adaptive technologies and web accessibility. Librarians will value this accessible and important book as they strive for equity and inclusivity.
How Public Libraries Build Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century
Title | How Public Libraries Build Sustainable Communities in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Kaurri C. Williams-Cockfield |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2023-09-08 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1803824352 |
Public libraries, through their mission, vision, and position in the community, play a significant part in building community sustainability and are already positioned to serve as a “backbone support organization” for collective impact initiatives.
International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children and Young Adults
Title | International LGBTQ+ Literature for Children and Young Adults PDF eBook |
Author | B.J. Epstein |
Publisher | Anthem Press |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2021-08-17 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1785279858 |
This edited collection explores LGBTQ+ literature for young readers around the world, and connects this literature to greater societal, political, linguistic, historical, and cultural concerns. It brings together contributions from across the academic and activist spectra, looking at picture books, middle-grade books and young adult novels to explore what is at stake when we write (or do not write) about LGBTQ+ topics for young readers. The topics include the representation of sexualities and gender identities; depictions of queer families; censorship; links between culture, language and sexuality/gender; translation of LGBTQ+ literature for young readers; and self-publishing. It is the first collection to expand the study of LGBTQ+ literature for young readers beyond the English-speaking world and to draw cross-cultural comparisons.
Sex, Brains, and Video Games, Second Edition
Title | Sex, Brains, and Video Games, Second Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Burek Pierce |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2017-10-06 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0838915485 |
How do we break through and truly reach our young adult patrons? It begins with understanding them. Librarians who work with teens need information and a big-picture perspective on adolescence that reflects the latest knowledge of cognate fields and the contemporary realities of young people's lives. In this greatly revised and updated edition of her popular guide Burek Pierce provides exactly that, selecting and synthesizing emerging information from multiple fields of research to effectively support librarians' work with teens. Far-reaching but pragmatic, this book discusses such important topics as identity and community, sex and sexualities, what experts can tell us about the adolescent brain, and how teens use technology to mediate the world; replaces outdated developmental theories that have been discarded in their home fields but are still sometimes used in the LIS world; looks at how to blend what research tells us about teens with day-to-day work in libraries; reflects new norms of professional practice, such as the increased importance of community engagement and partnerships, offering librarians a path towards cooperation and collaboration with peers outside the library world; and includes a bibliography of essential reading for YA librarians. Educators and practitioners, as well as students preparing to enter the field, will all benefit from this compact overview of contemporary research on adolescence.