Transforming young adult services / written and edited by Anthony Bernier ; foreword by John M. Budd ; with contributions from Denise E. Agosto [and twelve others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bernier, Anthony, author.

Contributor:

Budd, John, 1953- writer of foreword.

Agosto, Denise E., contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adults' libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2020.

Summary:

"This revised and expanded second edition updates a provocative collection of 14 expert contributions to the debate inaugurated in 2013 addressing LIS's historic avoidance in defining and envisioning its young adult users by offering readers a diverse set of possible responses to how LIS should define YAs for its own professional, institutional, and research purposes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword to the First Edition / by John M. Budd

Preface: Young Adult Services at the Crossroads / by Anthony Bernier

Introduction: Making the Case for Transforming / by Anthony Bernier

Part I: Betweenness. Chapter 1: Envisaging Young Adult Librarianship from a Teen-Centered Perspective / by Denise E. Agosto

Chapter 2: Diverse Identity in Anxious Times: Young Adult Literature and Contemporary Culture / by Karen Coats

Chapter 3: Students or Learners? Conceptualizing Youth in School Libraries / by Mary Ann Harlan

Part II: Intellectual Freedom. Chapter 4: Misfits, Loners, Immature Students, and Reluctant Readers: Librarianship in the Construction of Teen Readers of Comics / by Lucia Cedeira Serantes

Chapter 5: Identity at Odds: The Sometimes Conflicting Viewpoints about Young Adults' Rights in Libraries / by Cherie Givens

Chapter 6: Situating Youth Voice: Moving from Understanding to Action through Critical Theory / by Jeanie Austin

Part III: Confronting Convention. Chapter 7: Crossing Over: The Advent of the Adultescent / by Michael Cart

Chapter 8: Storytelling, Young Adults, and Three Paradoxes / by Kate McDowell

Chapter 9: "The Library Is Like Her House": Reimagining Youth of Color in LIS Discourses / by Kafi D. Kumasi

Part IV: Emergent Roles. Chapter 10: Beyond Coaching: Copiloting with Young Adults / by Wendy Schaetzel Lesko

Chapter 11: LIS's Vision of Young Adults: Some Historical Roots for Current Theories and Practice / by Mary K. Chelton

Part V: From Citizenship to Membership. Chapter 12: Tribalism versus Citizenship: Are Youth Increasingly Unwelcome in Libraries? / by Mike Males

Chapter 13: Imagining Today's Young Adults in LIS: Moving Forward with Critical Youth Studies / by Paulette Rothbauer

Chapter 14: Moving Beyond YAs as "Citizens": The Promise of Membership / by Anthony Bernier

Conclusion: Membership's Promise for Praxis / by Anthony Bernier.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8389-1933-2