Description:Building upon the legacy of Gay and Lesbian Library Service (1990, invaluable--Library Journal; recommended--Booklist/RBB), this current anthology brings the discussion into a 21st century context by broadening the community base served and by examining the role of the Internet and Web 2.0 in libraries and archives. Many chapters include personal accounts of individuals' experiences to illustrate the importance of library services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning users. Specific topics include: library services provided to LGBTIQ youth; collection assessment and the process of gauging user satisfaction; the classification of LGBTIQ resources in the Dewey Decimal Classification system; attempts to restrict access to LGBTIQ resources through challenges, censorship, and Internet filtering; and workplace concerns of LGBTIQ library workers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access. To get started finding Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
359
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
McFarland & Company
Release
2014
ISBN
0786461845
Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access
Description: Building upon the legacy of Gay and Lesbian Library Service (1990, invaluable--Library Journal; recommended--Booklist/RBB), this current anthology brings the discussion into a 21st century context by broadening the community base served and by examining the role of the Internet and Web 2.0 in libraries and archives. Many chapters include personal accounts of individuals' experiences to illustrate the importance of library services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning users. Specific topics include: library services provided to LGBTIQ youth; collection assessment and the process of gauging user satisfaction; the classification of LGBTIQ resources in the Dewey Decimal Classification system; attempts to restrict access to LGBTIQ resources through challenges, censorship, and Internet filtering; and workplace concerns of LGBTIQ library workers.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access. To get started finding Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.