Description |
1 online resource |
Series |
Advances in librarianship |
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Advances in librarianship
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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 |
Summary |
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 |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 24, 2019) |
Subject |
Libraries and gay people
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Libraries and lesbians.
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Library & information sciences.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
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Libraries and gays
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Libraries and lesbians
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Mehra, Bharat, editor.
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ISBN |
9781787564732 |
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1787564738 |
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9781787564756 |
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1787564754 |
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