Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonising Academic Libraries: A Literature Review

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contents Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonising Academic Libraries: A Literature Review Jess Crilly Academic Libraries COVID-19 Diversity Equal Education Inclusion Decolonization Library Role Political Issues Library Science Critical Race Theory Social Problems Racism Journal Articles Library Services Library Policy Library Personnel Information Literacy Documentation The terms Diversifying, Decentring and Decolonising characterise the ways that academic libraries are engaging with social justice issues, through multiple theoretical perspectives epitomised by the rejection of libraries as neutral spaces. The review covers numerous case studies of critically informed action, or praxis across a variety of functional areas and institutional settings. The review describes diversity work in libraries and the limitations of diversity on its own to address a LIS culture of Whiteness, the embedding of critical librarianship, and the rapid update of decolonisation discourse and practices. The review notes the LIS response to the combined threats of populism, or Trumpism, COVID-19 and police brutality and racism. The review concludes that the impact of those increased commitments to anti-racism is yet to play out, though some evaluation has started. The uptake of Critical Race Theory in LIS is a significant development that provides both theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches.
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spellingShingle Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonising Academic Libraries: A Literature Review
Jess Crilly
Academic Libraries
COVID-19
Diversity
Equal Education
Inclusion
Decolonization
Library Role
Political Issues
Library Science
Critical Race Theory
Social Problems
Racism
Journal Articles
Library Services
Library Policy
Library Personnel
Information Literacy
Documentation
Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonising Academic Libraries: A Literature Review Jess Crilly Academic Libraries COVID-19 Diversity Equal Education Inclusion Decolonization Library Role Political Issues Library Science Critical Race Theory Social Problems Racism Journal Articles Library Services Library Policy Library Personnel Information Literacy Documentation The terms Diversifying, Decentring and Decolonising characterise the ways that academic libraries are engaging with social justice issues, through multiple theoretical perspectives epitomised by the rejection of libraries as neutral spaces. The review covers numerous case studies of critically informed action, or praxis across a variety of functional areas and institutional settings. The review describes diversity work in libraries and the limitations of diversity on its own to address a LIS culture of Whiteness, the embedding of critical librarianship, and the rapid update of decolonisation discourse and practices. The review notes the LIS response to the combined threats of populism, or Trumpism, COVID-19 and police brutality and racism. The review concludes that the impact of those increased commitments to anti-racism is yet to play out, though some evaluation has started. The uptake of Critical Race Theory in LIS is a significant development that provides both theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches.
title Diversifying, Decentering and Decolonising Academic Libraries: A Literature Review
topic Academic Libraries
COVID-19
Diversity
Equal Education
Inclusion
Decolonization
Library Role
Political Issues
Library Science
Critical Race Theory
Social Problems
Racism
Journal Articles
Library Services
Library Policy
Library Personnel
Information Literacy
Documentation
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1439308