LGBTQ+ librarianship in the 21st century : emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in diverse information environments / edited by Bharat Mehra.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mehra, Bharat, editor.

Series:

Advances in librarianship ; v. 45.

Advances in librarianship, 0065-2830 ; volume 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and sexual minorities.

Libraries and gay people.

Libraries and lesbians.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

xviii, 305 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

United Kingdom : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.

Bingley : Emerald Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction / Bharat Mehra

What is "LGBTQ+" Information? Interdisciplinary Connections; Bharat Mehra

LGBTQ+ Terminology, Scenarios and Strategies, and Relevant Web-Based Resources in the 21st Century: A Glimpse; Donna Braquet

Health Sciences Librarians in the Field: Pioneers for LGBTQ+ Health; Gregg A. Stevens, Tony Nguyen, Martin Morris, and Emily Vardell

Archiving History and the Educational Mission in Chicago's The Legacy Project: Challenges and Opportunities for LIS; Gabriel Gomez

Coming Out of the Closet: Librarian Advocacy to Advance LGBTQ+ Wikipedia Engagement; Rachel Wexelbaum

Finding the "B" in LGBTQ+: Collections and Practices that Support the Bisexual and Pansexual Communities; Melinda F. Brown and Deborah L. Lilton

Lines of Sight and Knowledge: Possibilities and Actualities of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Youth in the Library; Jeanie Austin

The Role of Public Libraries in the Lives of LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness; Julie Ann Winkelstein

Beyond Dewey: Creating an LGBTQ+ Classification System at the LGBTQ Center of Durham; Kai Ewing and LGBTQ Center of Durham

Bringing the Trans and the Local Community Together: The 'Trans Identities and Gender' Project; Eric Sancho Brú, Ian Bermúdez Raventós, Paul McIntyre

Moving into the Mainstream: Is That Somewhere We Want to Go in the United Kingdom?; John Vincent.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1787564746

9781787564749

OCLC:

1073109399