Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm
Reckoning with the History of Libraries and the Black and African American Experience
Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm
ISBN: 978-0-8389-3737-2
Verlag: American Library Association
Still a predominantly white profession, librarianship has a legacy of racial discrimination, and it is essential that we face the ways that race impacts how we meet the needs of diverse user communities. Identifying and acknowledging implicit and learned bias is a necessary step toward transforming not only our professional practice but also our scholarship, assessment, and evaluation practices. From this Special Report, readers will - learn the hidden history of Africa’s contributions to libraries and educational institutions, which are often omitted from K-12, higher education, and library school curricula;
- engage with the racist legacies of libraries as well as contemporary scholarship related to Black and African American users’ experiences with libraries;
- be introduced to frameworks and theories that can help to identify and unpack the role of race in librarianship and in library users’ experiences; and
- garner practical takeaways to bring to their own views and practice of librarianship.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
- Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliotheks- und Auskunftssdienste
- Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen