LGBTQ+ librarianship in the 21st century : emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in diverse information environments

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Mehra, Bharat

Publisher

Bingley, UK: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2019

Language

English

ISBN

9781787564732

Series

Advances in librarianship Vol. 45

Subject(s)

• HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY
• LIBRARIES AND GAYS.
• LIBRARIES AND LESBIANS

Notes

• Emerald Business Management and Economics Ebooks 2019
• Includes index

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Abstract

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.
With contributions from library and information professionals, this volume explores how librarians and library professionals can embrace a more proactive role as social justice advocates, and help promote fairness, justice, equality, equity, and activism on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Starting within the library space, the volume offers an introduction to terminology and resources around LGBTQ+ information, before moving on to explore examples of how LGBTQ+ librarianship can adopt innovative approaches to better serve their patrons in select settings around the world. Including case studies on health services, historical archives, and LGBTQ+ homelessness, this collection dispels misperceptions and myths surrounding social justice research and is vital for any researcher or practitioner interested in supporting evolving communities.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

1 online resource (xviii, 305 p.)

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Prelims
Part I Emerging Scope
Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is “Lgbtq+” Information? Interdisciplinary Connections
Chapter 2 LGBTQ+ Terminology, Scenarios and Strategies, and Relevant Web-based Resources in the 21st Century: A Glimpse
Part II New Roles And New Technologies For The 21st Century Librarian
Chapter 3 Health Sciences Librarians in the Field: Pioneers for LGBTQ+ Health
Chapter 4 Archiving History and the Educational Mission in Chicago’s the Legacy Project: Challenges and Opportunities for LIS
Chapter 5 Coming Out of the Closet: Librarian Advocacy to Advance LGBTQ+ Wikipedia Engagement
Part III Recognizing The Needs Of Emerging Communities
Chapter 6 Finding the “B” in LGBTQ+: Collections and Practices that Support the Bisexual and Pansexual Communities
Chapter 7 Lines of Sight and Knowledge: Possibilities and Actualities of Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Youth in the Library
Chapter 8 The Role of Public Libraries in the Lives of LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Part IV Creating Communities Coming Together
Chapter 9 Beyond Dewey: Creating an LGBTQ+ Classification System at the LGBTQ Center of Durham
Chapter 10 Bringing the Trans and Local Community Together: The “Trans Identities and Gender” Project
Part V Looking Ahead: Emerging Questions
Chapter 11 Moving into the Mainstream: Is That Somewhere We Want to Go in the United Kingdom?
Index

Exemplar(s)

#	Accession No.	Call Number	Location	Status
1.	00345/20	026.30590664 Les	Online !	Available