In the last five years, a wealth of literature has been published on collaborations and practical approaches to engaging undergraduate students with special collections and archival materials. However, there is a gap in the literature on pedagogical approaches to teaching undergraduates with special collections. Constructivism, a learning theory, centers on the idea that students are able to construct their own meaning from their learning environment and experiences with guidance from a teacher, and that students possess prior knowledge from their own experiences. Prior knowledge helps to connect students to new knowledge with support from the teacher. Rather than create a learning environment that treats students as passive learners with nothing to contribute, the constructivist approach involves students in the learning process by engaging them in dialogue with the teacher and their peers, situating them through hands-on practice and helping them develop an awareness of their own learning preferences and experiences. The constructivist learning theory acts as a guide for designing lesson plans and activities.
<p>A PowerPoint slide file for a presentation to members of the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLOC), Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA), and Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). The presentation is a summary of a study conducted in 2019 with librarians that identify as Asian and their experiences with entering or working toward management roles. A book chapter was published in 2022, as a part of a commitment to transparency to the Asian librarian community, the study will be presented to the groups. </p>
<p>A PowerPoint slide file for a presentation to members of the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLOC), Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA), and Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA). The presentation is a summary of a study conducted in 2019 with librarians that identify as Asian and their experiences with entering or working toward management roles. A book chapter was published in 2022, as a part of a commitment to transparency to the Asian librarian community, the study will be presented to the groups. </p>
PurposeThe purpose of this article is to introduce the concept of racial capitalism in the context of academic libraries.Design/methodology/approachThis paper draws on Leong's (2013) extended theory of racial capitalism and identifies how neoliberalism and racial capitalism are tied as well as how it is manifested in academic libraries through tokenism, racialized tasks, consuming racial trauma, cultural performance demands, workload demands and pay inequity.FindingsThe article ends with some suggestions in how to address these problematic practices though dismantling meritocratic systems, critical race theory in LIS education and training, and funding EDI work.Originality/valueThe article explores a concept in the academic library context and points to practices and structures that may commodify racialized identities.
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