scholarly journals Is the library for “every body”? Examining fatphobia in library spaces through online library furniture catalogues

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (2/3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Chabot
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Fat Bodies ◽  
Online Library ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Despite Library and Information Science’s engagement with other matters of social justice, nearly no scholarly attention has been paid to fat issues within the library. Through the critical lens of the author’s own experiences as a fat Library and Information Science scholar, a critical discourse analysis of online library furniture catalogues reveals the exclusionary ways in which they perpetuate fatphobic body size standards. Given that library spaces are often considered a cornerstone of modern democratic societies, and that librarianship claims to champion ideals such as universal access to information, the exclusion of fat bodies in library spaces is problematic.

Recruiting Under-represented Groups to Librarianship

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly Black
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Predominantly Black ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Black Institutions ◽  
Community Access

Abstract Librarianship is a profession that facilitates individual and community access to information. The profession is committed to the belief that librarians should reflect the communities that they serve. However, librarianship struggles with the lack of racial and ethnic diversity among its practitioners. Much of the responsibility to diversify the profession has been given to Library and Information Science education programs that produce practitioners. The need to diversify the profession, strategies that have been used to diversify profession and the unique role that Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs) can play in diversifying the profession is described.

The Treatment of Gay and Lesbian Fiction for Young Adults in the Reviewing Media

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulette M. Rothbauer ◽  
Lynne E.F. McKechnie
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Intellectual Freedom ◽  
Gay And Lesbian ◽  
Collection Management ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Professional Work

The treatment of potentially controversial materials is of great interest to library and information science scholars and practitioners because of the commitment of the profession to the principles of intellectual freedom and access to information. An examination of collection management activities is one way to determine if and how librarians implement these principles in their professional work.

Ethical Issues in Library and Information Science Profession in Nigeria: An Appraisal

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Afolayan Oluyinka Titilope
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Fair Use ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Professional Codes ◽  
Professional Codes Of Ethics ◽  
Science Professional

Library and information science professional play an extremely important role in the society. However, in discharging their responsibilities and duties, core ethical principles are expected to be upheld by librarians and information workers as outlined in the professional codes of ethics. The aim of this paper is to appraise core ethical issues in library and information science profession in Nigeria. This paper discusses core ethical principle in library and information science profession such as universal access to information, intellectual property rights, intellectual freedom, copyright/fair use and privacy/confidentiality among others. This paper further identified ethical challenges confronting library and information science professionals in Nigeria. This paper concludes that regardless of the ethical challenges confronting library and information science professionals in Nigeria, the professional codes of ethics should be upheld.

scholarly journals Systemic Oppression and the Contested Ground of Information Access for Incarcerated People

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-185
Author(s):  
Jeanie Austin ◽  
Melissa Charenko ◽  
Michelle Dillon ◽  
Jodi Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Information Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Central Tenet ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
The Impact

AbstractLibrary and information science (LIS), as a whole, has not prioritized the information access of people inside of jails and prisons as a central tenet of library practice At the moment, there is growing attention given to states’ attempts to curtail book access for people inside of jails and prisons. Groups that provide free books to incarcerated people -- such as the numerous Books to Prisoners programs across the United States -- have been central to the discussions around access to information and resistance to censorship. These groups have drawn particular attention to the ways that Black, Indigenous, and people of color, as well as LGBTQ people, in prison experience ongoing oppression during incarceration because of limited access to materials relevant to their experiences. By identifying the types of information that are banned or limited, the difficulties people who are incarcerated face in seeking to access information, and the impact that access to information has in the lives of people who are incarcerated, this article explains prison censorship as a form of state-sponsored oppression, which is largely being combated by Books to Prisoners rather than LIS. The article ends by explaining LIS’ lack of attention to information access for people who are incarcerated.

scholarly journals Accesso Libre

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roderic Crooks
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
South Los Angeles ◽  
Central Value ◽  
Equity Of Access

This paper uses the concept of neoliberal responsibilization, the reductive framing of systemic power dynamics as questions of individual choice and agency, to critically interrogate equity of access to information, a central value of the broader field of library and information science (LIS). Based on a case study of Accesso Libre, a public/private partnership based in a South Los Angeles public library, I argue that equity of access to information is an insufficient concept to evaluate the power dynamics of this (and similar) partnerships, wherein powerful corporations encourage the use of commercial informational resources in minoritized communities. As an alternative, responsibilization directs analysis to different questions about equity, a set of concerns that offer LIS theorists and practitioners a way of reflecting on the ethical commitments at the core of the field.  Pre-print first published online 03/09/2019

scholarly journals The historical and epistemological relations between Librarianship and Information Science in the Brazilian scientific production

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keitty Rodrigues VIEIRA ◽  
Cezar KARPINSKI
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
History Of ◽  
Education Personnel ◽  
Online Library

Abstract This is an exploratory qualitative and bibliographic research without a chronological framework that addresses the historical and epistemological relations of Library Science and Information Science from the Brazilian scientific production in Information Science. This study addresses how and which aspects in the historical and epistemological relation occur between Information Science and Librarianship in Brazilian scientific production. The general objective is to identify to what extent the content of publications brings the two fields together. Specifically, the objectives were as follows: list works within the Brazilian scientific production in Information Science that deal with the history and epistemology of Librarianship and Information Science; verify which works correlate historical and epistemological aspects of librarianship with Information Science; elicit some reflections on the historical and epistemological relations from the analysis of this research. The data collection was carried out in the Journal Portal of Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) database of the Scientific Electronic Library Online, Library and Information Science Abstracts, Web of Science and Scopus. Based on the analysis of the corpus of 21 articles, the most predominant themes were the history of Librarianship, the development of Information Science, the documentation of Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine, and interdisciplinarity. It is important to deepen the historical and epistemological relations of Librarianship and Information Science in national scientific production since research shows a lack of theoretical depth in the studies retrieved from the corpus.

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