Narratives of (Dis)Engagement: Exploring Black and African American Students' Experiences in Libraries. ALA Editions. Special Reports

Autor/inn/en	Folk, Amanda L.; Overbey, Tracey
Titel	Narratives of (Dis)Engagement: Exploring Black and African American Students' Experiences in Libraries. ALA Editions. Special Reports
Quelle	(2022), (80 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-8389-4886-6
Schlagwörter	Evidence Based Practice; Librarians; Identification; Racism; Racial Discrimination; Incidence; African Americans; Blacks; African American Students; Student Experience; Personal Narratives; Library Services; Undergraduate Students; Equal Education; Reading Attitudes; School Libraries; African American History; Public Libraries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Rassismus; Racial bias; Vorkommen; Afroamerikaner; Black person; Schwarzer; African Americans; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Studienerfahrung; Erlebniserzählung; Bibliotheksarbeit; Reading behavior; Rading behaviour; Leseverhalten; School library; Schulbibliothek; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek
Abstract	Using an evidence-based approach, including the authors' own cutting-edge research, this Special Report shares antiracist recommendations for practice that will help librarians in all settings identify and address explicit and implicit racial bias. Librarianship is still a predominantly white profession. It is essential that current practitioners as well as those about to enter the field take an unflinching look at the profession's legacy of racial discrimination, including the ways in which race might impact service to users such as students in school, public, and academic libraries. Given the prevalence of implicit and explicit bias against Black and African American people, authors Folk and Overbey argue that we must speak to these students directly to hear their stories and thereby understand their experiences. This Special Report (which follows Narratives of (Dis)Enfranchisement: Reckoning with the History of Libraries and the Black and African American Experience) shares the findings of a qualitative research study that explored the library experiences of Black and African American undergraduate students both before and during college, grounding it within an equity framework. From this Report readers will: (1) learn details about the study, which focused on the potential role of race in the students' interactions with library staff, including white staff and staff of color; (2) gain insight into Black and African American users' perceptions of libraries and library staff, attitudes towards reading, frequency of library usage, and the importance of family; (3) understand the implications of the study's findings for our practice and for librarianship more broadly, including our ongoing commitment to diversifying the profession; and (4) walk away with recommendations that can be applied to every library and educational context, such as guidance for developing an antiracist organization and more equitable service provision. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01