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Law Library Blog (August 2022): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Blog (August 2022): Legal Beagle's Blog Archive, Roger Williams University School Of Law
Law Library Newsletters/Blog
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Look For The Helpers: Public Libraries And The Homeless: A Literature Review, Kellian Clink
Look For The Helpers: Public Libraries And The Homeless: A Literature Review, Kellian Clink
Library Services Publications
I wanted you to have a narrative to accompany my presentation. My name is Kellian Clink and I have been a librarian for 34 years, 2 of them at a public library in Geneva, Illinois. I love coming to PNLA every year and try to concoct something that would be of interest to you. I am from Wyoming so I love coming West every year and will miss being with you in person this year.
Last year, everyone was talking about the homeless in their libraries so this year, I thought I would outline some of the findings from research …
Public Libraries And The Economically Disadvantaged: A Bibliometric Assessment Of Published Research, 1996-2016, Scott A. Manganello
Public Libraries And The Economically Disadvantaged: A Bibliometric Assessment Of Published Research, 1996-2016, Scott A. Manganello
SLIS Connecting
One of the greatest challenges that American public libraries have faced is serving the disadvantaged and homeless population. This research project analyzed publication trends in LIS literature from the past 20 years pertaining to research related to public libraries and the economically disadvantaged, specifically publication trend over time, core journals, most prolific lead authors, and focus of the studies.
The Library As Safe Space, Rachel S. Wexelbaum
The Library As Safe Space, Rachel S. Wexelbaum
Library Faculty Publications
Purpose: This chapter will explain how libraries define safe space through policies, procedures, and professional codes of ethics. The chapter will generate a history of the concept of libraries as safe space, will explain how libraries attempt to create safe spaces in physical and online environments, and will show how library practices both help and harm patrons in need of safe space.
Design/methodology/approach: This chapter provides a review of the literature that illustrates how libraries provide safe space—or not—for their patrons. The author will deconstruct the ALA Code of Ethics and Bill of Rights to demonstrate how libraries remain heteronormative …
Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library
Zach's News, Georgia Southern University, Zach S. Henderson Library
University Libraries News Online (2008-2023)
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Addressing The Needs Of The Homeless: A San José Library Partnership Approach, Lydia N. Collins, Francis E. Howard, Angie Miraflor
Addressing The Needs Of The Homeless: A San José Library Partnership Approach, Lydia N. Collins, Francis E. Howard, Angie Miraflor
Faculty and Staff Publications
Describes an urban joint-use library's approaches to library programs for homeless children, teens, and adults as well as agencies the library could partner with. Proposes that libraries put more effort into reaching out to the homeless community instead of assuming the normal expectation that people will come to the library.
Letter To The Editor: Libraries, The Homeless, And Fax Policies, John A. Drobnicki
Letter To The Editor: Libraries, The Homeless, And Fax Policies, John A. Drobnicki
Publications and Research
Responding to the article by Karen M. Venturella ("Disparity of Internet Access and the Role of the Librarian") in the previous issue of JRTI, the author points out that some libraries also discriminate against the poor and the homeless through their fax policies.