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Critical librarianship in health sciences libraries: an introduction [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the Medical Library Association, 2019
The Medical Library Association recently announced its commitment to diversity and inclusion. While this is a positive start, critical librarianship takes the crucial concepts of diversity and inclusion one step further by advocating for social justice ...
Jill Barr-Walker, Claire Sharifi
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Introducing Critical Librarianship to Information Professionals: Using Critical Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy in an LIS Graduate Course

open access: yesCommunications in Information Literacy, 2021
Critical librarianship, which critiques the role of libraries and information professionals in maintaining systems of oppression, has been growing in popularity in the profession, and instructors in Library and Information Science (LIS) have begun to ...
Marcia Rapchak
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Critical systems librarianship [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In this chapter we perform a meta-analysis and synthesize existing critical library and information studies work into a cohesive approach to critical systems librarianship, informed by diverse perspectives and ethical lenses.
Preater, Andrew J.   +2 more
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A radical publishing collective: the Journal of Radical Librarianship [PDF]

open access: yesIn the Library with the Lead Pipe, 2015
In Brief: the Journal of Radical Librarianship is a new open-access journal publishing scholarly work in the field of radical librarianship. The focus on critical approaches to librarianship and anti-marketisation of information is reflected not only in ...
Simon Barron
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Epistemicide Beyond Borders

open access: yesThe International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2023
This conceptual research examines epistemic injustices in library and information science (LIS) due to the power imbalance between Western and non-Western LIS curricula, theory, and practice.
Jieun Yeon   +3 more
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Public Libraries as Agonistic Spaces

open access: yesLibellarium: Journal for the Research of Writing, Books, and Cultural Heritage Institutions, 2021
The paper deals with the possibilities of engaged interdisciplinary activity implemented at the crossroads of librarianship and contemporary art practices.
Irena Bekić, Petra Dolanjski
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Proving the proverbial gadfly: situating the historical and racial context of Southern medical works by Mary Louise Marshall

open access: yesJournal of the Medical Library Association, 2021
Health sciences librarianship has historically benefited from avoiding critical conversations around the role of race in the profession, reflected through a select few number of articles on the topic.
Aidy Weeks
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"They Don\u27t Necessarily Play Nice with Power Structure": Experiences in a Critical Librarianship Reading Group [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This article provides insight into the motivations, experiences, and lessons from a critical librarianship reading group through interviews with twelve participants.
Reis, Heidi   +7 more
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Critical Library Instruction, Causing Trouble, and Institutionalization

open access: yesCommunications in Information Literacy, 2020
This essay considers the institutionalization of critical library instruction in the decade since the publication of Critical Library Instruction: Theories & Methods.
Maura Seale
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Knowledge Justice

open access: yesThe International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2021
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Shawnta Smith-Cruz
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