The feminist reference desk : concepts, critiques, and conversations / edited by Maria T. Accardi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Accardi, Maria T., editor.

Series:

Gender and sexuality in information studies ; 8.

Gender and sexuality in information studies ; [8]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reference services (Libraries)--Philosophy.

Reference services (Libraries).

Academic libraries--Reference services--Philosophy.

Academic libraries.

Research--Methodology--Study and teaching.

Research.

Information literacy--Study and teaching.

Information literacy.

Librarians--Professional ethics.

Librarians.

Feminist ethics.

Critical pedagogy.

Feminism and higher education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 396 pages).

Place of Publication:

Sacramento, California : Library Juice Press, 2017.

Summary:

"This edited collection considers how feminist strategies and philosophies might initiate, reshape, and critique approaches to library reference services"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Female articulation and the librarian (or, so hard to say) / Michelle Reale

Part I. Emotional work and ethics of care

Behavioral expectations for the mommy librarian : the successful reference transaction as emotional labor / Celia Emmelhainz, Erin Pappas, and Maura Seale

Nothing more than a gear in your car : neutrality and feminist reference in the academic library / Nina Clements

Purposeful and productive care : the feminist ethic of care and the reference desk / Sara Howard

Feminist reference services : transforming relationships through an ethic of care / Sharon Ladenson

A woman's work is never done : reference outside the library / Kelly McElroy

Part II. Ways of doing and rethinking the work

Seeing writing center practices through a feminist lens & applying the lessons learned to reference desk practice / Dory Cochran

Margaret Fuller's legacy interpreted for the postmodern library / Mellissa J. Hinton

Proceed with care : reviewing reference services through the feminist lens / Elizabeth Hoppe and Karen Jung

Feminist pedagogy and special collections reference : shifting the balance / Melanie J. Meyers

Filling in the gaps : using zines to amplify the voices of people who are silenced in academic research / Dawn Stahura

Information of my own : peer reference and feminist pedagogy / Lauren Wallis

Social justice in the stacks : opening the borders of feminism in libraries / Gina Watts

Part III. Intersectional and collaborative work

Intersectionality at the reference desk : lived experiences of women of color librarians / Rose L. Chou and Annie Pho

Reference and beyond : aspiring librarians and intersectional feminist strategies / Nicole A. Cooke, Jennifer Margolis Jacobs, Katrina Spencer, Chloe Collins, and Rebekah Loyd

Feminist pedagogy and the critical catalog / Katherine Crowe and Erin Elzi

Feminist LibGuides : towards inclusive practices in guide creation, use, and reference interactions / Amanda Meeks

Exploring a feminist disability studies reference desk / Brian A. Sullivan and Malia Willey

LIS graduate student workers, feminist pedagogy, and the reference desk : praxis and a narrative / Raina Bloom

Feminist pedagogy and the reference desk : a conversation / Jeremy McGinniss and Angela Pashia

The creature questions its reflection : lyrical feminist explorations of reference desk interactions / Corinne Gilroy and Alexandrina Hanam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63400-077-3