Pub Date : 2023-04-02DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2023.2197842
Jinxuan Ma, Ting Wang, Brady D. Lund
To examine how public libraries combated COVID-19 misinformation and promoted vaccination in their communities, this study analyzed data from 80 libraries' webpages, Facebook postings, shared health information resources to examine the correlation between community factors, information types, and vaccination rates. Results showed city size and number of MLS librarians significantly affected information shared. Six information types contributed to higher vaccination rates: vaccination event information, local organization partnerships, vaccine information, library events, vaccine accessibility discussions, and free clinic time frames. Public libraries can thus serve as essential civic agents for promoting evidence-based health information and increasing vaccination rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Public Library Quarterly is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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Pub Date : 2023-03-12DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2023.2187182
Barbara A. Alvarez
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Pub Date : 2023-03-12DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2023.2188873
L. Crabtree, D. Latham, M. Gross, B. Baum, K. Randolph
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Pub Date : 2023-03-08DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2023.2187180
M. E. Lopez, Bharat Mehra, Margaret Capse
ABSTRACT An issue in the 21st century is how public libraries can be strategic and impactful to achieve greater equity. Based on a qualitative meta-analysis of chapters from the authors’ book A Librarian’s Guide to Engaging Families published in 2021, this article presents a framework of social justice to strengthen library services to engage underserved families in student learning. Three themes include: 1) Public libraries welcome underserved families using targeted universalism and active inclusion strategies. 2) They take bold leadership to rectify historically imbalanced inequities by removing barriers and reallocating resources. 3) They respect family roles/agency and uphold community economic development.
{"title":"An Exploratory Social Justice Framework to Develop Public Library Services with Underserved Families","authors":"M. E. Lopez, Bharat Mehra, Margaret Capse","doi":"10.1080/01616846.2023.2187180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2023.2187180","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT An issue in the 21st century is how public libraries can be strategic and impactful to achieve greater equity. Based on a qualitative meta-analysis of chapters from the authors’ book A Librarian’s Guide to Engaging Families published in 2021, this article presents a framework of social justice to strengthen library services to engage underserved families in student learning. Three themes include: 1) Public libraries welcome underserved families using targeted universalism and active inclusion strategies. 2) They take bold leadership to rectify historically imbalanced inequities by removing barriers and reallocating resources. 3) They respect family roles/agency and uphold community economic development.","PeriodicalId":45177,"journal":{"name":"Public Library Quarterly","volume":"42 1","pages":"576 - 601"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42310838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-18DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2153530
Youngok Choi, Emma B. Hastings
ABSTRACT Public libraries are increasingly addressing issues of diversity and social justice through a variety of avenues, including digital exhibits. This study analyzed digital exhibits offered by large public libraries, identifying a total of 27 exhibits that had diversity and/or social justice themes from eight library systems. The exhibits covered a range of topics but tended to focus more on historical oppression or discrimination (81%) rather than on modern inequities (30%). The majority of exhibits (56%) demonstrated collaboration between libraries and the local community, but only 19% provided users with a mechanism for providing feedback. The study developed a framework for evaluating digital exhibits that can serve as a guide for public librarians seeking to curate digital exhibits involving diversity or social justice topics.
{"title":"Digital Exhibits for Justice: Analyzing Public Library Digital Exhibits with Diversity and Social Justice Themes","authors":"Youngok Choi, Emma B. Hastings","doi":"10.1080/01616846.2022.2153530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2153530","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Public libraries are increasingly addressing issues of diversity and social justice through a variety of avenues, including digital exhibits. This study analyzed digital exhibits offered by large public libraries, identifying a total of 27 exhibits that had diversity and/or social justice themes from eight library systems. The exhibits covered a range of topics but tended to focus more on historical oppression or discrimination (81%) rather than on modern inequities (30%). The majority of exhibits (56%) demonstrated collaboration between libraries and the local community, but only 19% provided users with a mechanism for providing feedback. The study developed a framework for evaluating digital exhibits that can serve as a guide for public librarians seeking to curate digital exhibits involving diversity or social justice topics.","PeriodicalId":45177,"journal":{"name":"Public Library Quarterly","volume":"42 1","pages":"622 - 649"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44403944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-12DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2154068
Melissa J. Adams, M. Finch, Bronwen Gamble
ABSTRACT Strategic planning requires analyzing not only the future goals and trajectory of an organization but also the contextual future world in which that organization will operate. Without being able to travel in time to see what the world will be like in ten, twenty, or even fifty years, organizations often avoid exploring this vital component to strategic planning. There is, however, a way to time travel metaphorically by incorporating scenarios into the strategic planning process. Scenarios are storytelling tools, derived from current-day realities, that present glimpses into the potential chapters of a future that has yet to be written. These scenarios allow organizations to explore how, and even if, their future goals might mesh with the future storylines of their communities and the world at large. Public libraries that use scenarios for strategic planning will have greater flexibility and adaptability to implement change, especially during uncertain times. An examination of a scenario-based approach to strategic planning and the specific scenario-based process utilized at the Reading Public Library illustrates the advantages public libraries can gain by employing scenarios when navigating turbulence and uncertainty.
{"title":"More than a Game: Scenario Planning, Imagination, and the Public Library’s Future","authors":"Melissa J. Adams, M. Finch, Bronwen Gamble","doi":"10.1080/01616846.2022.2154068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2154068","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Strategic planning requires analyzing not only the future goals and trajectory of an organization but also the contextual future world in which that organization will operate. Without being able to travel in time to see what the world will be like in ten, twenty, or even fifty years, organizations often avoid exploring this vital component to strategic planning. There is, however, a way to time travel metaphorically by incorporating scenarios into the strategic planning process. Scenarios are storytelling tools, derived from current-day realities, that present glimpses into the potential chapters of a future that has yet to be written. These scenarios allow organizations to explore how, and even if, their future goals might mesh with the future storylines of their communities and the world at large. Public libraries that use scenarios for strategic planning will have greater flexibility and adaptability to implement change, especially during uncertain times. An examination of a scenario-based approach to strategic planning and the specific scenario-based process utilized at the Reading Public Library illustrates the advantages public libraries can gain by employing scenarios when navigating turbulence and uncertainty.","PeriodicalId":45177,"journal":{"name":"Public Library Quarterly","volume":"42 1","pages":"665 - 687"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47714349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-05DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2153521
Andrew Chae
ABSTRACT With the recent rise in anti-Asian hate incidents, many Asian American communities have been living in a state of uncertainty and fear. In contrast to the harmful rhetoric that has arguably contributed to such acts of hate, some organizations have issued statements in support of Asian American communities. This study seeks to examine the role and potential impact of statements from public libraries in responding to anti-Asian hate. Content analysis was used to identify the themes found in public library statements, the percentage of libraries that actually released statements, and when the statements were released. Some notable themes from the statements include solidarity with Asian American communities, condemnation of hate incidents, providing information resources, the history of anti-Asian racism, and a commitment to EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) and social justice. The study describes how the overall lack of public library statements and the timing of the statements may affect the stakeholder relationship between Asian Americans and public libraries. In addition, ALA’s ninth principle in its Code of Ethics is used as a framing tool to point out how public libraries can focus on advocacy, awareness, education, and collaboration when creating statements in response to future hate incidents.
{"title":"#StopAsianHate: A Content Analysis of Public Library Statements Released in Response to Anti-Asian Hate","authors":"Andrew Chae","doi":"10.1080/01616846.2022.2153521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2153521","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT With the recent rise in anti-Asian hate incidents, many Asian American communities have been living in a state of uncertainty and fear. In contrast to the harmful rhetoric that has arguably contributed to such acts of hate, some organizations have issued statements in support of Asian American communities. This study seeks to examine the role and potential impact of statements from public libraries in responding to anti-Asian hate. Content analysis was used to identify the themes found in public library statements, the percentage of libraries that actually released statements, and when the statements were released. Some notable themes from the statements include solidarity with Asian American communities, condemnation of hate incidents, providing information resources, the history of anti-Asian racism, and a commitment to EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusion) and social justice. The study describes how the overall lack of public library statements and the timing of the statements may affect the stakeholder relationship between Asian Americans and public libraries. In addition, ALA’s ninth principle in its Code of Ethics is used as a framing tool to point out how public libraries can focus on advocacy, awareness, education, and collaboration when creating statements in response to future hate incidents.","PeriodicalId":45177,"journal":{"name":"Public Library Quarterly","volume":"42 1","pages":"534 - 561"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44744081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-29DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2148826
Leah T. Dudak, L. Comito, C. Zabriskie
ABSTRACT The Urban Libraries Trauma Study (ULTS) conducted by Urban Librarians Unite (ULU) examines trauma that urban public library workers experience in the workforce through their work with the public and interlibrary relationships. Drawing on interviews, focus groups, and a trauma forum, this paper discusses the problem of trauma in the library. It demonstrates a grounded way to engage library staff in research and change. Finally, this paper concludes with ideas proposed by the forum participants to begin addressing trauma in the library workplace and provide areas to look to going forward.
{"title":"“You Can’t Self-Care Your Way Out of a Broken System”: The 2022 Urban Libraries Trauma Forum","authors":"Leah T. Dudak, L. Comito, C. Zabriskie","doi":"10.1080/01616846.2022.2148826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2148826","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Urban Libraries Trauma Study (ULTS) conducted by Urban Librarians Unite (ULU) examines trauma that urban public library workers experience in the workforce through their work with the public and interlibrary relationships. Drawing on interviews, focus groups, and a trauma forum, this paper discusses the problem of trauma in the library. It demonstrates a grounded way to engage library staff in research and change. Finally, this paper concludes with ideas proposed by the forum participants to begin addressing trauma in the library workplace and provide areas to look to going forward.","PeriodicalId":45177,"journal":{"name":"Public Library Quarterly","volume":"42 1","pages":"650 - 664"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41471463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-21DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2149017
Mia Høj Mathiasson, Henrik Jochumsen
ABSTRACT The concept of neutrality has long been central to debates on and within librarianship. In the fall of 2021, the online symposium Post-neutrality Librarianship gathered library professionals from research and practice to discuss the concept of post-neutrality and how it manifests regionally, contextually, in societies, and communities. The papers and presentations represented international perspectives on neutrality and post-neutrality in relation to academic, university, and public libraries. From the perspectives of two participating researchers, this paper offers a reflexive summary of the symposium. Although post-neutrality librarianship was the theme of the symposium, a central part of the discussions centered on the questions of neutrality or post-neutrality and whether being neutral is, in fact, possible. Such questions impose a binary reading of neutrality and post-neutrality, which echoes historical debates about library neutrality. This paper problematizes such binary readings of neutrality and post-neutrality. By introducing examples of historical neutrality debates through a discourse analysis framework, the paper seeks to exemplify how the concept of post-neutrality bears with it certain narratives and discourses about neutrality, which co-exist within librarianship today. Acknowledging the interrelation between these concepts allows for reflexive readings and nuanced discussions of librarianship in the era of post-neutrality. The paper, then, summarizes central discussions from the symposium under three dominating themes: the role of libraries, the role of librarians, and the role of LIS education, all relating to how and why LIS professionals, librarians, and researchers should navigate in the future.
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