Beyond lip service: A call for research-informed services for Black and African-American students

Davis, Rebecca; Saunders, Laura

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2021.102479

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“…The coronavirus pandemic emerges during a time of increased calls for social justice and equity of access and therefore, presents a unique opportunity to increase information and E‐health literacy while simultaneously strengthening ties between black students and academic libraries. I support Davis and Saunders' (2021) call for “targeted services” in academic libraries aimed at black students. Noting the rare existence of such programs, they suggest ‘academic librarians take steps to ensure that they are reaching out and providing targeted services to historically under‐served and marginalized students’.…”

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Community, risk assessment, prevention and control: Black American college students' information seeking on COVID‐19

Stewart

2022

Health Info Libraries J

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BackgroundDespite the disproportionate impact of the novel coronavirus on Black Americans, there is little research that centres Black college students' information behaviours during the pandemic.ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to identify information needs, resources and use regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic among Black American college students.MethodsThis is a quantitative study among 389 college students in the USA. Data were collected using an online crowdsourced survey instrument. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse data through SPSS.ResultsThe most salient information needs related to Covid‐19 symptoms, personal protective equipment, vulnerable populations, and risk assessment; however, students also wanted information on Covid‐19's impact on the Black community. There were no statistically significant gender differences in students' information seeking, resources or use with one exception; male students believed the internet alone could provide all relevant information about the coronavirus in comparison to female students. Barriers related to the volume of information, information fluidity and determining the quality of information.ConclusionColleges and universities can play a critical role in information dissemination during crisis events. Students need critical information literacy skills that intersect with everyday information needs, particularly health literacy.

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Community, risk assessment, prevention and control: Black American college students' information seeking on COVID‐19

Stewart

2022

Health Info Libraries J

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“…US Federal policies have institutionalized these forms of racism, and libraries have been embedded in these dominant European-American patterns of racism [1,2]. While it is important to recognize these structures, academic health sciences libraries must move beyond an empty recognition of systemic issues which institutions and information resources have so often been built upon [3,4]. Engaging in reckoning or anti-racist work and research in academic health sciences libraries is a continued commitment that should extend beyond improving library spaces to library research and outreach as well [5].…”

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Academic health sciences libraries' outreach and engagement with North American Indigenous communities: a scoping review

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Ellsworth-Kopkowski

Villezcas

et al. 2023

jmla

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Objective: We sought to identify trends and themes in how academic health sciences libraries in the United States, Canada and Mexico have supported engagement and outreach with Native Americans, Alaska Natives, First Nations, and Indigenous peoples, in or from those same countries. We also sought to learn and share effective practices for libraries engaging with these communities. Methods: We conducted a scoping review utilizing Arksey and O’Malley’s framework for scoping reviews and followed principles from JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. We searched seven bibliographic databases, E-LIS (Eprints in Library and Information Science repository), and multiple sources of grey literature. Results were screened using Covidence and Google Sheets. We reported our review according to the PRISMA and PRISMA-S guidelines. We determined types of interventions used by academic health sciences libraries in engagement with our included populations, the level of public participation reached by these interventions, what partnerships were established, and what practices emerged. Results: Database searching returned 2,020 unique results. Additional searching resulted in 211 further unique results. Full text screening of relevant articles found 65 reports meeting criteria for inclusion. Data extraction was conducted on these programs to identify partners, intervention type, and evaluation method. The programs were categorized using the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation. Conclusion: Our scoping review found that many programs were health information trainings and did not move beyond informing the public with little further involvement. The need for sustained funding, greater community participation and more publishing on engagement and outreach are discussed.

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Student experience in academic libraries: analysis of intellectual structure and opportunities for future research

Rabelo,

Teixeira,

Mendes

2024

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Beyond lip service: A call for research-informed services for Black and African-American students

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Community, risk assessment, prevention and control: Black American college students' information seeking on COVID‐19

Community, risk assessment, prevention and control: Black American college students' information seeking on COVID‐19

Academic health sciences libraries' outreach and engagement with North American Indigenous communities: a scoping review

Student experience in academic libraries: analysis of intellectual structure and opportunities for future research

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