ERIC Number: EJ1263651
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-1927
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The Academic Library and Social Justice: Exploring Librarian Attitudes at One HSI
Lumley, Risa M.
Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v19 n4 p472-491 Oct 2020
Librarians have the potential to influence the university's representation of knowledge, making it important to understand the attitudes they bring to work each day. Results of this Q study indicate librarians may believe their profession's ethos of neutrality renders debate over social justice within the library moot. Only a small number of librarians at this Hispanic-serving institution envision themselves positioned to promote social justice by empowering students to use the resources currently available within the library.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Social Justice, Librarian Attitudes, Hispanic American Students, Student Empowerment, Library Services, Library Role, Public Colleges, Institutional Mission, Professional Identity, Change Agents, Neoliberalism
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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