Library and Information Sciences in Arctic and Northern Studies

Spencer Acadia is a former librarian and information specialist of 10+ years, now a Library and Information Sciences (LIS) educator, researcher, author, and editor. Dr. Acadia currently works as an assistant professor in the Research Methods and Information Science Department at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.In addition to an MLS degree, Dr. Acadia has a PhD in sociology as well as an MA and BA in psychology. Dr. Acadia’s primary interests in research and writing are libraries as dysfunctional organizations and workplaces, digital sociology in LIS, LIS in, for, and about the Arctic and North.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Connecting LIS to Arctic and Northern Studies.- Chapter 2. The Polar Libraries Colloquy.- Chapter 3. The Decolonization of Arctic Library and Archives Metadata (DALAM) Thematic Network at the University of the Arctic.- Chapter 4. Polar Correspondence in an English City: The Scott Polar Research Institute Library.- Chapter 5. A Review of the Culturally Responsive Guidelines of Alaska Public Libraries.- Chapter 6. The Liquid Arctic and Digitalization.- Chapter 7. The Limits of Everyday Digitalization in the Arctic: A Digital Security Perspective.- Chapter 8. Polar Research Data Management: Understanding Technical Implementation and Policy Decisions in the Era of FAIR Data.- Chapter 9. Tracking and Unlocking the Past: Documentation of Arctic Indigenous Languages.- Chapter 10. Enhancing Digital Libraries through Digital Storytelling: The Case of the Inuvialuit Digital Library.- Chapter 11. Digital Humanities of the North: Open Access to Research Data for Multiple User Groups.- Chapter 12. Selected Sources of Information about the History of Exploration of the Arctic Region from the Collection of the Siberian Federal University Scientific Library.- Chapter 13. A Descriptive Review of Research Studies by the Central Libraries of the Far Northern Regions of the Northwestern, Ural, and Siberian Federal Districts and the Far Eastern Federal District During 2017–2020.- Chapter 14. The Irish Impact: Charting a Course for the Development of Historical Arctic and Northern Studies on the Island of Ireland.- Chapter 15. Part I: Library and Archival Engagement and Outreach Program Using Sources from the Arctic and Northern Regions.- Chapter 16. Part II: Using Arctic and Northern Sources for Information and Archival Literacy and Research