Serving LGBTIQ library and archives users : essays on outreach, service, collections and access / edited by Ellen Greenblatt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenblatt, Ellen, 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries and sexual minorities--United States.

Libraries and sexual minorities.

Libraries--Special collections--Sexual minorities.

Libraries.

Sexual minorities--Archives.

Sexual minorities.

Sexual minorities--Bibliography.

Sexual minorities--Electronic information resources.

LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Co., 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Building upon the legacy of Gay and Lesbian Library Service (1990, ""invaluable""--Library Journal; ""recommended""--Booklist/RBB), this current anthology brings the discussion into a 21st century context by broadening the community base served and by examining the role of the Internet and Web 2.0 in libraries and archives. Many chapters include personal accounts of individuals' experiences to illustrate the importance of library services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning users. Specific topics include: library services provided to LGBTIQ youth; collection

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Selective Glossary of LGBTIQ Terms; Section One: New Communities and Connections; Section Two: Libraries - Contexts and Venues; Section Three: Archives - Contexts and Venues; Section Four: Collection Development; Section Five: Bibliographic Access; Section Six: Censorship of LGBTIQ Resources; Section Seven: Professional Concerns - Workplace Issues, Library Education, Organizations, and Networking; About the Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-94296-4

9786612942969

0-7864-6184-5

OCLC:

697122457