Reference librarianship and justice / edited by Kate Adler, Ian Beilin, and Eamon Tewell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adler, Liam, editor.

Beilin, Ian, 1968- editor.

Tewell, Eamon, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reference services (Libraries)--Social aspects.

Reference services (Libraries).

Reference services (Libraries)--United States--Case studies.

Libraries and society--United States.

Libraries and society.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sacramento, California : Library Juice Press, 2018.

Summary:

"Explores the praxis, history and practice of reference librarianship in the context of social justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Reference and Justice, Past and Present / Ian Beilin

Urban Information Specialists and Interpreters: An emerging radical vision of reference for the people, 1967-1973 / Haruko Yamauchi

Unbound: Recollections of Librarians During Martial Law in the Philippines / Iyra S. Buenrosto and Johann Frederick A. Cabbab

I Did What I Was Told to Do: Ukrainian Reference Librarianship and Responding to Volatile Expectations / Megan Browndorf

Social Justice and Birmingham Collecting Institutions: Education, Research and Reference Librarianship / Jeff Hirschy

Towards a Critical (Affective) Reference Practice: Emotional, Intellectual and Social Justice and Reference Practice / Kate Adler

2596 Girls School Road: The Indiana Women's Prison Far-Away Reference Desk / Joshua Finnell

Reference Behind Bars: Information Needs, Rights, and Empowerment of Inmates / Hannah Lee and Danielle Ball

Reference by Mail to Incarcerated People / Emily Jacobson

Dispatches from the Field of Prison Librarianship / Erin Rivero, Marisa Hernandez, Stephanie Osorio, Vanessa Villarreal

The Case for Data Reference in Public Libraries / Julia Marden

Hiding in Plain Sight: Reference Archivists as Social Justice Actors / Rachael Dreyer

Beyond Efficient Answers with a Smile: Seeking Critical Reference Praxis / Eamon Tewell

From Interpersonal to Intersubjective: Relational theory and mutuality in reference / Veronica I. Arellano-Douglas

Social Justice, Sentipensante Pedagogy, and Collaboration: The Role of Research Consultations in Developing Critical Communities / Carrie Forbes and Jenny Bowers

A Blueprint on Self-Exploration to Justice: Introduction to "Referencing Audre Lorde" & "Lesbian Librarianship for All" / Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz

Referencing Audre Lorde / Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz

Lesbian Librarianship for All: A Manifesto / Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63400-069-2