Librarians with spines : information agitators in an age of stagnation

Title:

ISBN:

9780984539888

Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Createspace, [2017]

Physical Description:

xii, 174 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents:

Experiencing whiteness of LIS education: an autoethnographic account / Anthony Bishop and Kael Moffat -- Engaging the future of zine librarianship / Ann Matsushima Chiu -- The importance of librarian ethnic caucuses and the slander of "self-segregation" / Jason Alston -- I'm not a token: reflections on Black and Latinx representation and youth services / Diana Lopez and Aquita Winslow -- Critlib management: leading and inspiring through a social justice framework / Candise Branum -- Prison libraries: on the fringe of the library world / Mary Rayme -- The remix: Hip Hop Information Literacy pedagogy in the 21st century / Kymberly Keeton -- Using technology to communicate, educate and empower girls of color (GOC) / Loida Garcia-Febo -- Lowriders in space: how a graphic novel built a community / Cathy Camper.

Subject Term:

Librarians -- Professional ethics.

Library science -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Minorities in library science.

Minority librarians.

Librarians -- Professional ethics. (OCoLC)fst00997322

Library science -- Moral and ethical aspects. (OCoLC)fst00997949

Minorities in library science. (OCoLC)fst01023273

Minority librarians. (OCoLC)fst01023368

Local Subject:

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE COLLECTION

EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION COLLECTION

Added Author:

Cura, Yago S.

Macias, Max

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Summary

"Librarians with Spines" is an anthology of 9 essays written by 11 radical librarians pushing the boundaries of social justice community service, library and information science, equitable bibliographic taxonomy, and ubiquitous information literacy. Co-edited by Max Macias and Yago Cura, illustrated and designed by Autumn Anglin, and published by HINCHAS Press, this array of minority and queer voices in librarianship and intelligent political art seeks to affirm the importance of innovative, courageous librarians facilitating effective programming and initiatives. Completely funded by a successful GoFundMe campaign and beholden to no organization, committee, nor clique, authors include Jason Alston, Anthony Bishop, Candise Branum, Cathy Camper, A'misa Chiu, Loida Garcia-Febo, kYmberly Keeton, Diane Lopez, Kael Moffat, Mary Rayme, and Aquita Winslow. Topics range from Critlib management to the importance of ethnic caucuses, from zine librarianship to prison librarianship to Hip Hip Information Literacy.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

Cura (bilingual outreach librarian, Los Angeles P.L.) and Macias (instructional librarian, Portland Community Coll., OR) have compiled nine essays that highlight how librarians are empowering their community with new programs and ideas and challenge assumptions about librarians. Librarian contributors tackle themes such as diversity, power dynamics, and the needs of underserved populations. Diana Lopez and Aquita Winslow describe the importance of mentoring and retaining people of color in the library profession, while kYmberly Keeton uses hip-hop to engage students in a college information literacy class. Mary Rayme examines the lack of institutional support for prison libraries despite the high prison population in the United States. ALA president and LJ Mover & Shaker Loida García-Febo emphasizes that libraries can close the digital divide for girls of color by providing access to technological education and resources. Anthony Bishop and Kael Moffat explore how the predominance of whiteness in the library profession affects people of color, with a specific focus on LIS education. VERDICT Although the pieces vary in academic rigor, they are well written and will appeal to those interested in critical librarianship.-Chris Wilkes, Tazewell Cty. P.L., VA © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.