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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1433583 |
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- Black Students' Experiences and Perceptions of the Library at a Predominately White Institution Danica E. White Lana Munip Eun Jung Paik African American Students Undergraduate Students Predominantly White Institutions Racism Race Student Experience Academic Libraries Barriers Knowledge Level Library Services Ethnic Diversity Student Attitudes Racial Composition College Environment Inclusion In this study, researchers investigated the library experiences of Black undergraduate students at Penn State in University Park, a predominately white institution. Their goal was to improve services and spaces and to highlight and validate experiences with race, racism, and microaggressions on campus and in the library. Twenty undergraduate students were interviewed and asked to talk about their experiences and how these affected their perception of the University Libraries. Using the lens of critical race theory, which sees race as a socially constructed category used to oppress people of color, this study seeks to present a counternarrative to the prevailing dominant view of the library as a neutral space. Several consistent themes were identified. The themes included, but were not limited to, a low awareness of library services, lack of Black representation in the University Libraries, and a general lack of comfort within the library space.