But How Do We Do Critical Librarianship?

McElroy, Kelly

doi:10.7710/1093-7374.1893

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“…In information science literature, critiques of library structures and practices most often occur under the umbrella of critical librarianship. Applying the writings of critical social theorists to issues, such as access to information, classification systems, and library spaces, critical librarianship encourages information professionals to reflect on ways inequality and outdated ideologies continue to impact our professional practice (Drabinski, 2019;McElroy, 2017). As a subset of critical librarianship, critical information literacy scholars take the concept and practice of information literacy as the object of their analysis, investigating how hidden biases and power dynamics impact the way information literacy instruction is framed and taught (Cope, 2010;Elmborg, 2006).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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This Habit is Hard to Break: How to Incorporate Different Voices in STEM Information Literacy

Weaver,

Mercer,

Mutch

2024

ISTL

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This paper explores the connection between critical theory, information evaluation, and the instructional practice of critique for STEM students and librarian instructors. Using an emerging theory and instructional method, the authors examine how to more deeply include voices that have historically been excluded from STEM information critique. The foundational ideas, pedagogical approaches, and scaffolded curriculum used to engender a more inclusive approach to information within third- and fourth-year engineering design classes are discussed to contextualize the application of theory to the practical setting. Rooted in critical theory, this case considers how student information behaviors can ultimately perpetuate or subvert social structures and expectations.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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This Habit is Hard to Break: How to Incorporate Different Voices in STEM Information Literacy

Weaver,

Mercer,

Mutch

2024

ISTL

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“…At the core of critical pedagogy is the experience of the learner as an active agent of their learning rather than a passive recipient of knowledge. For librarians, critical pedagogy emphasizes critiquing and thinking about the structures of institutions and power dynamics that might influence how a librarian teaches (McElroy, 2017; Accardi et al. , 2010).…”

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An explicit approach to liminality as an inclusive approach to librarian support for graduate student researchers

Goodman,

Godbey

2023

RSR

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide readers with a deeper theoretical understanding of liminality, its utility in understanding the experiences of graduate student researchers and how being explicit about the liminal nature of the graduate student experience can be especially impactful for students from marginalized communities.Design/methodology/approachThis conceptual paper examines liminality as an essential component of researcher identity development and how an awareness of this liminality relates to effective and inclusive librarian support of graduate student researchers. The authors explore the affective and academic implications of operating in this liminal state and how direct acknowledgment of this inbetweenness, especially within the spaces of classroom instruction and research consultations, can be leveraged as an inclusive practice. The authors ground this exploration in critical pedagogy.FindingsGraduate student researchers often operate in an unacknowledged liminal state, which causes students to question the importance of their previous knowledge and life experiences and feel discouraged and uncertain about their potential place in academia. This is particularly damaging to students from communities that have been traditionally marginalized and excluded from higher education.Originality/valueThe authors are liaison librarians to education and health sciences at a large, minority-serving, urban research institution in the western USA and draw on their experience supporting students in disciplines that include many students returning to graduate studies after substantial professional experience. This work makes a contribution to library and information studies by focusing on the concept of liminality. The authors offer a conceptual perspective on liminality relative to librarians and their support role in the graduate student experience.

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“…However, at its core is the practice of librarianship, and the unsuspecting and unfamiliar onlooker (or library user) could be forgiven for asking 'how can librarianship be so political and have such an impact?' In this respect McElroy suggests that critical librarianship asks us, as librarians to "look at the socio-political world both inside and outside of our libraries" (McElroy, 2017) and Gregory and Higgins argue that "[practicing] librarians, when applying a critical perspective in their work, consider the historical, cultural, social, economic, and political forces that interact with information in order to critique, disrupt and interrogate these forces" (Gregory & Higgins, 2013).…”

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Leading Liberation in the Library

Appleton

2020

Bold Minds

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But How Do We Do Critical Librarianship?

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This Habit is Hard to Break: How to Incorporate Different Voices in STEM Information Literacy

This Habit is Hard to Break: How to Incorporate Different Voices in STEM Information Literacy

An explicit approach to liminality as an inclusive approach to librarian support for graduate student researchers

Leading Liberation in the Library

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