Global Perspectives on Anti-Racism and Anti-Colonial Library Management Practices
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Inviting readers to reflect on their own practice, this book provides the thinking tools to critically examine and challenge dominant structures and hidden curriculums in the LIS field through the knowledge and experiences of librarians engaged in anti-racist and/or anti-colonial practices.
Drawing on anti-racist and anti-colonial frameworks, this ground-breaking collection brings together the perspectives and experiences of different practicing librarians, researchers, and educators across the world who engage with anti-racist and anti-colonial practices in Library and Information Science (LIS).
With contributions and case studies from Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the UK and the US, this volume examines the dynamically shifting role between anti-racism and anti-colonialism and library institutions in the context of managing people, information, and collections. Chapters cover:
- anti-Black racism in LIS literature;
- racial microaggressions in information literacy teaching;
- ensuring equity and inclusion in library and leadership role;
- decolonizing library cataloging practices;
- creating and managing anti-racist metadata;
- decolonial approaches to leadership, management and research; and
- indigenizing academic libraries.
Introduction - Silvia Vong, Dr. Kirsten Thorpe, Marilyn Clarke and Allan Cho
Chapter 1: An Exploration of LIS Literature and Anti-Black Racism in the Library Profession - Mandissa Arlain
Chapter 2: A Compilation of Literature on Discrimination and Leadership in Academia and Academic Libraries in Canada - Dr. Maha Kumaran
Chapter 3: Mind the Microaggressions: How Managers Can Support IBPOC Instructional Librarians Kisun Kim and Estelle Frank
Chapter 4: White Spaces, Asian Faces: Onboarding for Racialized Academic Librarians - Ashley Manhas and Sabrina Wong
Chapter 5: Decolonising Library Cataloging Practices: Voices from South Asia's Margins - B. Preedip Balaji and Jayapradha C.
Chapter 6: Reclaiming the Catalogue: Basic Approaches for Creating and Managing Anti-Racist Metadata - Nina Whittaker and Gemma Steele
Chapter 7: Decentering Whiteness in Academic Libraries - Mia Strasek-Barker, Lesley Acres, and Raelee Lancaster
Chapter 8: Reconstructing the Past for Equity in Practice and Place: The Case of an Academic Library in South Africa - Marguerite Nel, Lindiwe Soyizwapi, and Nicole Haw
Chapter 9: Decolonising Leadership and Management at NALIS: Examining the Shift to Merit-based Promotion - Leann L. George and Kandis Roberts
Chapter 10: Decolonising Approaches to Research in New Zealand's Largest Performing Arts Library - Dr. Nicole Gaston
Chapter 11: Indigenising Academic Libraries in Aotearoa: Transformative Leadership and Cultural Change - Michelle Blake, Dr. Rangihurihia McDonald, Kim Tairi, Brad Cherrington, Dr. Nicola Rawnsley, and Manuhiri Huatahi
Closing Thoughts - Allan Cho, Marilyn Clarke, Dr. Kirsten Thorpe, Silvia Vong