| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 311 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Series on critical race studies and multiculturalism in LIS ; number 4 |
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Series on critical race studies and multiculturalism in LIS.
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| Contents |
Foreword: Immigrants being, belonging and becoming : libraries undoing borders -- Introduction: Borders & belonging : critical examination of library approaches toward immigrants -- Uncovering problematic paradigms. Libraries and the Americanization crusade : a biographical and critical study of John Foster Carr -- Immigration, poverty and the (radical) people's library : the New York Public Library and radical education during the progressive era and the war on poverty -- Immigrant identities and knowledge (re)production in postcolonial academia -- We see you : increasing inclusion and empowerment of immigrants by liberating library workflows from institutional biases rooted in colonial frameworks -- Immigrant librarians speak out. Having our say : a collaborative dialogue on the complexities of being black immigrant librarians -- Through hardships to the stars : libraries as personal refuge and professional calling -- Entre Mundos y Fronteras : an exploration of linguistic visibility and value in libraries -- Library services to immigrants who identify as LGBTQ+ : an exploratory and critical study -- Taking action. Rupturing capitalist alienation : current debates on open borders as a catalyst for ethically-motivated information literacy -- Sorrow, fury, helplessness, and cynicism : an account of the Library of Congress subject heading "Illegal aliens" -- Honoring the past while embracing the future : meeting the needs of immigrants in the historically "All-American" central Virginia region -- "The library is a hub for democracy" : how a public library increases belonging for newcomer youth -- Reducing barriers and creating community dialogue through serious play |
| Summary |
"Explores the role of libraries as both places of belonging as well as instruments of exclusion, xenophobia and assimilation for library users who are immigrants"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Print version recoord |
| Subject |
Libraries and immigrants -- United States
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Libraries and immigrants -- Canada
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Libraries and minorities -- United States
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Libraries and minorities -- Canada
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Minority librarians -- United States.
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Minority librarians -- Canada
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Libraries and immigrants
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Libraries and minorities
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Minority librarians
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Canada
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ndumu, Ana, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781634001304 |
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1634001303 |
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9781634000826 |
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163400082X |
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