04337nam a2200469Ii 4500 9781787564732 UtOrBLW 20251029120213.0 m o d cr un||||||||| 190515s2019 enk o 001 0 eng d 9781787564732 (e-book) 9781787564756 (ePUB) UtOrBLW eng rda UtOrBLW Z711.92.G37 L43 2019 GL bicssc LAN025010 bisacsh 024 LGBTQ+ librarianship in the 21st century : emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in diverse information environments / edited by Bharat Mehra. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (or questioning) Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (xviii, 305 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Advances in librarianship, 0065-2830 ; volume 45 Includes index. Prelims -- Part I: Emerging scope -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: What is "LGBTQ+" information? Interdisciplinary connections -- Chapter 2: LGBTQ+ terminology, scenarios and strategies, and relevant web-based resources in the 21st century: a glimpse -- Part II: New roles and new technologies for the 21st century librarian -- Chapter 3: Health sciences librarians in the field: pioneers for LGBTQ+ health -- Chapter 4: Archiving history and the educational mission in Chicago's the legacy project: challenges and opportunities for LIS -- Chapter 5: Coming out of the closet: librarian advocacy to advance LGBTQ+ wikipedia engagement -- Part III: Recognizing the needs of emerging communities -- Chapter 6: Finding the "b" in LGBTQ+: collections and practices that support the bisexual and pansexual communities -- Chapter 7: Lines of sight and knowledge: possibilities and actualities of transgender and gender non-conforming youth in the library -- Chapter 8: The role of public libraries in the lives of LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness -- Part IV: Creating communities coming together -- Chapter 9: Beyond Dewey: creating an LGBTQ+ classification system at the LGBTQ Center of Durham -- Chapter 10: Bringing the trans and local community together: the "trans identities and gender" project -- Part V: Looking ahead: Emerging questions -- Chapter 11: Moving into the mainstream: is that somewhere we want to go in the United Kingdom? -- Index. Libraries are at the heart of many of the communities they serve. Increasingly, it is important for them to adjust to serve minority groups, including LGBTQ+ communities. This collection presents original scholarship on the emerging directions of advocacy and community engagement in LGBTQ+ librarianship.With contributions from library and information professionals, this volume explores how librarians and library professionals can embrace a more proactive role as social justice advocates, and help promote fairness, justice, equality, equity, and activism on behalf of LGBTQ+ people. Starting within the library space, the volume offers an introduction to terminology and resources around LGBTQ+ information, before moving on to explore examples of how LGBTQ+ librarianship can adopt innovative approaches to better serve their patrons in select settings around the world. Including case studies on health services, historical archives, and LGBTQ+ homelessness, this collection dispels misperceptions and myths surrounding social justice research and is vital for any researcher or practitioner interested in supporting evolving communities. Print version record Libraries and gays. 59742 Libraries and lesbians. 59743 Human rights advocacy. 59744 Language Arts & Disciplines Library & Information Science Administration & Management. bisacsh 57305 Library & information sciences. bicssc 59745 Mehra, Bharat, editor. 59746 9781787564749 https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1108/S0065-2830201945 51556 51556