The feminist reference desk : concepts, critiques, and conversations / edited by Maria T. Accardi.

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Other Authors: Accardi, Maria T. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Sacramento, California : Library Juice Press, 2017.
Series:Gender and sexuality in information studies ; no. 8.
Subjects:
Library orientation for college students.
Information literacy > Study and teaching (Higher)
Research > Methodology > Study and teaching (Higher)
Feminism and higher education.
Critical pedagogy.
Reference works.
Genre:
Reference works.
Physical Description:xi, 396 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prelude. Female articulation and the librarian (or, so hard to say) / Michelle Reale
  • Part 1. Emotional work and ethics of care. Behavioral expectations for the mommy librarian: the successful reference transaction as emotional labor / Celia Emmelhainz, Erin Pappas, and Maura Seale ; "Nothing more than a gear in your car:" neutrality and feminist reference in the academic library / Nina Clements ; Purposeful and productive care: the feminist ethic of care and the reference desk / Sara Howard ; Feminist reference services: transforming relationships through an ethic of care / Sharon Ladenson ; A woman's work is never done: reference outside the library / Kelly McElroy
  • Part 2. Ways of doing and rethinking the work. Seeing writing center practices through a feminist lens & applying the lessons learned to reference desk practice / Dory Cochran ; Margaret Fuller's legacy interpreted for the postmodern library / Mellissa J. Hinton ; Proceed with care: reviewing reference services through the feminist lens / Elizabeth Hoppe and Karen Jung ; Feminist pedagogy and special collections reference: shifting the balance / Melanie J. Meyers ; Filling in the gaps: using zines to amplify the voices of people who are silenced in academic research / Dawn Stahura ; Information of my own: peer reference and feminist pedagogy / Lauren Wallis ; Social justice in the stacks: opening the borders of feminism in libraries / Gina Watts
  • Part 3. Intersectional and collaborative work. Intersectionality at the reference desk: lived experiences of women of color librarians / Rose L. Chou and Annie Pho ; Reference and beyond: aspiring librarians and intersectional feminist strategies / Nicole A. Cooke, Jennifer Margolis Jacobs, Katrina Spencer, Chloe Collins, and Rebekah Loyd ; Feminist pedagogy and the critical catalog / Katherine Crowe and Erin Elzi ; Feminist LibGuides: towards inclusive practices in guide creation, use, and reference interactions / Amanda Meeks ; Exploring a feminist disability studies reference desk / Brian A. Sullivan and Malia Willey ; LIS graduate student workers, feminist pedagogy, and the reference desk: praxis and a narrative / Raina Bloom ; Feminist pedagogy and the reference desk: a conversation / Jeremy McGinniss and Angela Pashia
  • Postlude. The creature questions its reflection: lyrical feminist explorations of reference desk interactions / Corinne Gilroy and Alexandrina Hanam.