The Academic Library and Social Justice: Exploring Librarian Attitudes at One HSI

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Main Author:	Lumley, Risa M.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2020
Subjects:	Academic Libraries Social Justice Librarian Attitudes Hispanic American Students Student Empowerment Library Services Library Role Public Colleges Institutional Mission Professional Identity Change Agents Neoliberalism
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contents	The Academic Library and Social Justice: Exploring Librarian Attitudes at One HSI Lumley, Risa M. Academic Libraries Social Justice Librarian Attitudes Hispanic American Students Student Empowerment Library Services Library Role Public Colleges Institutional Mission Professional Identity Change Agents Neoliberalism Librarians have the potential to influence the university's representation of knowledge, making it important to understand the attitudes they bring to work each day. Results of this Q study indicate librarians may believe their profession's ethos of neutrality renders debate over social justice within the library moot. Only a small number of librarians at this Hispanic-serving institution envision themselves positioned to promote social justice by empowering students to use the resources currently available within the library.
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spellingShingle	The Academic Library and Social Justice: Exploring Librarian Attitudes at One HSI Lumley, Risa M. Academic Libraries Social Justice Librarian Attitudes Hispanic American Students Student Empowerment Library Services Library Role Public Colleges Institutional Mission Professional Identity Change Agents Neoliberalism The Academic Library and Social Justice: Exploring Librarian Attitudes at One HSI Lumley, Risa M. Academic Libraries Social Justice Librarian Attitudes Hispanic American Students Student Empowerment Library Services Library Role Public Colleges Institutional Mission Professional Identity Change Agents Neoliberalism Librarians have the potential to influence the university's representation of knowledge, making it important to understand the attitudes they bring to work each day. Results of this Q study indicate librarians may believe their profession's ethos of neutrality renders debate over social justice within the library moot. Only a small number of librarians at this Hispanic-serving institution envision themselves positioned to promote social justice by empowering students to use the resources currently available within the library.
title	The Academic Library and Social Justice: Exploring Librarian Attitudes at One HSI
topic	Academic Libraries Social Justice Librarian Attitudes Hispanic American Students Student Empowerment Library Services Library Role Public Colleges Institutional Mission Professional Identity Change Agents Neoliberalism
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1263651