Global Perspectives on Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonial Library Management Practices

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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Drawing on anti-racist and anti-colonial frameworks, this ground-breaking collection brings together the perspectives and experiences of different practicing librarians, researchers, and educators across the world, who engage with anti-racist and anti-colonial practices in Library and Information Science (LIS).With contributions and case studies from Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK and the US, this volume examines the dynamically shifting role between anti-racism and anti-colonialism and library institutions in the context of managing people, information and collections. Chapters cover:anti-Black racism in LIS literatureracial microaggressions in information literacy teachingensuring equity and inclusion in library and leadership roledecolonising library cataloguing practicescreating and managing anti-racist metadatadecolonial approaches to leadership, management and researchindigenising academic libraries.Essential reading for librarians, educators, students, and information professionals, this book invites readers to reflect on their own practice. Moreover, this books gives you the thinking tools to critically examine and challenge dominant structures and hidden curriculums in the LIS field through the knowledge and experiences of librarians engaged in anti-racist and/or anti-colonial practices.

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Utgivningsdatum:2027-03-04
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:351 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:222
Förlag:Facet Publishing
ISBN:9781783306503

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Allan Cho is Community Engagement & Partnerships Librarian at the University of British Columbia Library, Canada.Marilyn Clarke is Librarian at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, UK.Kirsten Thorpe is a Chancellor's Indigenous Research Fellow at Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.Silvia Vong is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto, Canada.

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Introduction - Silvia Vong, Dr. Kirsten Thorpe, Marilyn Clarke and Allan ChoChapter 1: An Exploration of LIS Literature and Anti-Black Racism in the Library Profession - Mandissa ArlainChapter 2: A Compilation of Literature on Discrimination and Leadership in Academia and Academic Libraries in Canada - Dr. Maha KumaranChapter 3: “OH, you are…?”: How Racial Microaggressions Against IBPOC Librarians Impact Information Literacy Instruction - Kisun Kim and Estelle FrankChapter 4: White Spaces, Asian Faces: Onboarding for Racialized Academic Librarians - Ashley Manhas and Sabrina WongChapter 5: Decolonising Library Cataloging Practices: Voices from South Asia’s Margins - B. Preedip Balaji and Jayapradha C.Chapter 6: Reclaiming the Catalogue: Basic Approaches for Creating and Managing Anti-Racist Metadata - Nina Whittaker and Gemma SteeleChapter 7: Reconstructing the Past for Equity in Practice and Place: The Case of an Academic Library in South Africa - Marguerite Nel, Lindiwe Soyizwapi, and Nicole HawChapter 8: Decolonising Leadership and Management at NALIS: Examining the Shift to Merit-based Promotion - Leann L. George and Kandis RobertsChapter 9: Decolonising Approaches to Research in New Zealand’s Largest Performing Arts Library - Dr. Nicole GastonChapter 10: Indigenising Academic Libraries in Aotearoa: Transformative Leadership and Cultural Change - Michelle Blake, Dr. Rangihurihia McDonald, Kim Tairi, Brad Cherrington, Dr. Nicola Rawnsley, and Manuhiri HuatahiClosing Thoughts - Allan Cho, Marilyn Clarke, Dr. Kirsten Thorpe, Silvia Vong