"Critical librarianship has always been embedded in the library profession. It is the inflection of critical theory in library and information science. Librarians have engaged with critical librarianship within professional organizations and outside of it" (Garcia, 2015, "Keeping Up with...Critical Information Literacy")
"Critical information literacy asks librarians to work with their patrons and communities to co-investigate the political, social, and economic dimensions of information, including its creation, access, and use" (Tewell, 2016, "Putting Critical Information Literacy into Context: How and Why Librarians Adopt Critical Practices in their Teaching")
"Critlib is an informal gathering--discussion happens wherever interested library workers come together! The primary discussions have taken place on Twitter (using the hashtag #critlib; find our upcoming chats here and archived discussions here) and at conferences."
Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction by
Providing both a theoretical framework and practical guidance, this title introduces feminist pedagogy to librarians seeking to enrich their teaching practices in feminist and progressive ways. Drawing heavily upon the women's studies literature where the concept first appears, Accardi defines and describes recurring themes for feminist teachers: envisioning the classroom as a collaborative, democratic, transformative site; consciousness raising about sexism and oppression; ethics of care in the classroom; and the value of personal testimony and lived experience as valid ways of knowing. Framing these concepts in the context of the limits of library instruction--so often a 50 minute one-shot bound by ACRL-approved cognitive learning outcomes--Accardi invites a critical examination of the potential for feminist liberatory teaching methods in the library instruction classroom. This book is Number 3 in the Litwin Books Series on Gender and Sexuality in Information Studies, Emily Drabinski, Series Editor.
Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook by
This third volume in the successful ACRL Cookbook series showcases tested lessons by librarians and practitioners for teaching information literacy using a discovery tool. These "recipes" are sorted by lesson type and level of student preparedness, including all the information needed to replicate (or customize) each dish. The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education is infused in each of the 49 lessons, which suit a mix of abilities, learning outcomes, and patron types, including K-12 and ELL students. The cookbook highlights many options for Hipping instruction to maximize learning outside of the classroom. Ideal for all academic and school librarians wanting to create fun lesson plans that incorporate a discovery layer. 978-0-8389-8891-6 Book jacket.
Critical Library Pedagogy Handbook by
This third volume in the successful ACRL Cookbook series showcases tested lessons by librarians and practitioners for teaching information literacy using a discovery tool. These "recipes" are sorted by lesson type and level of student preparedness, including all the information needed to replicate (or customize) each dish. The ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education is infused in each of the 49 lessons, which suit a mix of abilities, learning outcomes, and patron types, including K-12 and ELL students. The cookbook highlights many options for Hipping instruction to maximize learning outside of the classroom. Ideal for all academic and school librarians wanting to create fun lesson plans that incorporate a discovery layer. 978-0-8389-8891-6 Book jacket.
Critical Information Literacy by
Academic librarians are exploring critical information literacy (CIL) in ever increasing numbers. While a smattering of journal articles and a small number of books have been published on the topic, the conversation around CIL has mostly taken place online, at conferences, in individual libraries, and in personal dialogues. This book explores that conversation and provides a snapshot of the current state of CIL as it is enacted and understood by academic librarians. It introduces the ideas and concepts behind CIL and helps librarians make more informed decisions about how to design, teach, and implement programs. It also informs library science scholars and policy makers in terms of knowing how CIL is being taught and supported at the institutional level.
The Feminist Reference Desk by
Feminist pedagogy employs strategies such as collaborative learning, valuing experiential knowledge, employing consciousness-raising about sexism and other forms of oppression, and destabilizing the power hierarchies of the traditional classroom. Ultimately, feminist library instruction seeks to empower learners to be both critical thinkers and critical actors who are motivated and prepared to bring about social change. The concept of feminist pedagogy has recently energized current conversations on library instruction, so it is fitting and timely to consider how feminism might intersect with another vital student-centered service the academic library provides: the reference desk. Inspired by the ideas, possibilities, and discussions set in motion by Maria T. Accardi's Feminist Pedagogy for Library Instruction (2013), this edited collection continues these conversations by considering how feminist strategies and philosophies might reshape, invigorate, and critique approaches to reference services. In short, this collection will provide critical and thought-provoking explorations of how academic librarians might rethink central reference concepts and services, from the reference interview, to the reference collection, to the staffing of the reference desk itself, from a feminist perspective.
"The Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies aims to showcase innovative research that queries and critiques current and prevailing paradigms in library and information studies, in theory and practice through critical approaches and perspectives that originate from across the humanities and social sciences. JCLIS is committed to supplying a platform for the publication of rigorous inter-/multi-/trans-disciplinary research that might be otherwise marginalized from dominant discourses."
Shannon Simpson at Johns Hopkins University developed TILE: Toolkit for Inclusive Learning.
To effectively engage in this form of activism, social justice warriors must be informed, and libraries play a key role in teaching them how to research social matters. In this webinar, Raymond Pun will be joined by Yale University librarian Kenya Flash to share resources and tips for best addressing the challenges of approaching social justice in a one-shot session. Users need to be able to navigate and evaluate information ranging from the current events unfolding in the headlines, to the foundational history and philosophy underpinning today’s social justice issues. Attendees will see how to incorporate resources like those offered by Credo into their instruction when teaching these skills."
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