Full Description
Libraries are at the heart of many of the communities they serve. Increasingly, it is important for them to adjust to serve minority groups, including LGBTQ+ communities. This collection presents original scholarship on the emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in LGBTQ+ librarianship. With contributions from library and information professionals, this volume explores how librarians and library professionals can embrace a more proactive role as social justice advocates, and help promote fairness, justice, equality, equity, and activism on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Starting within the library space, the volume offers an introduction to terminology and resources around LGBTQ+ information, before moving on to explore examples of how LGBTQ+ librarianship can adopt innovative approaches to better serve their patrons in select settings around the world. Including case studies on health services, historical archives, and LGBTQ+ homelessness, this collection dispels misperceptions and myths surrounding social justice research and is vital for any researcher or practitioner interested in supporting evolving communities.
Contents
Preface; Jessa Lingel Part I: EMERGING SCOPE
1. Introduction; Bharat Mehra
2. What is "LGBTQ+" Information? Interdisciplinary Connections; Bharat Mehra
3. LGBTQ+ Terminology, Scenarios and Strategies, and Relevant Web-Based Resources in the 21st Century: A Glimpse; Donna Braquet
Part II: NEW ROLES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN
4. Health Sciences Librarians in the Field: Pioneers for LGBTQ+ Health; Gregg A. Stevens, Tony Nguyen, Martin Morris, and Emily Vardell
5. Archiving History and the Educational Mission in Chicago's The Legacy Project: Challenges and Opportunities for LIS; Gabriel Gomez
6. Coming Out of the Closet: Librarian Advocacy to Advance LGBTQ+ Wikipedia Engagement; Rachel Wexelbaum
Part III: RECOGNIZING THE NEEDS OF EMERGING COMMUNITIES
7. Finding the "B" in LGBTQ+: Collections and Practices that Support the Bisexual and Pansexual Communities; Melinda F. Brown and Deborah L. Lilton
8. Lines of Sight and Knowledge: Possibilities and Actualities of Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Youth in the Library; Jeanie Austin
9. The Role of Public Libraries in the Lives of LGBTQ+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness; Julie Ann Winkelstein
Part IV: CREATING COMMUNITIES COMING TOGETHER
10. Beyond Dewey: Creating an LGBTQ+ Classification System at the LGBTQ Center of Durham; Kai Ewing and LGBTQ Center of Durham
11. Bringing the Trans and the Local Community Together: The 'Trans Identities and Gender' Project; Eric Sancho Brú, Ian Bermúdez Raventós, Paul McIntyre
Part V: LOOKING AHEAD: EMERGING QUESTIONS
12. Moving into the Mainstream: Is That Somewhere We Want to Go in the United Kingdom?; John Vincent
