Politics of Libraries VI: Solidarity
The Politics of Libraries VI: Solidarity speaker series was held in April and May of 2024 and explored issues related to solidarity among library and information workers. This collection includes recordings of the talks from the 2024 speaker series.
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Contradictions, Comparisons, Considerations: A qualitative analysis of social media and LIS
Download2024-03-03
How is our racial identity, as BIPOC in LIS, formed and expressed through our beliefs and practices in different knowledge institutions like libraries and social media? What do we feel safe to say and what is left unsaid? When faced with the consistent looming presence of white supremacy in both...
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2024-04-26
Chisita, Collence T.; Durodolu, Oluwole Olumide; Rusero, Alexander M.
Throughout history libraries of all types have and continue to play a critical role in educating communities through the dissemination of information to ensure an informed. However the proliferation of digital technologies raises critical questions concerning the ability of libraries to educate...
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2024-04-19
After the success of the Ontario College and University Library Association’s (OCULA) 2022 conference “Neurodiversity in the Library” a group of neurodivergent library workers sought to maintain the momentum of the event by starting the Neuro-GLAM-erous Canada Discord server. Conceived as a place...
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Precarity, Solidarity, Professional Control and Structural Problems in Canadian Librarianship
Download2024-05-10
Canadian librarianship is a field beset by an interrelated set of structural problems. The field is divided into two castes of workers (“library technicians/assistants” and “professional librarians”) at both a professional and educational level. For MLIS holders, problems of precarious labour...