Addressing Classification System Bias in Higher Education Libraries in England
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| Title: | Addressing Classification System Bias in Higher Education Libraries in England |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Trista Smith, Leo Appleton |
| Source: | portal: Libraries and the Academy. 2023 23(4):819-841. |
| Availability: | Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 800-548-1784; Tel: 410-516-6987; Fax: 410-516-6968; e-mail: jlorder@jhupress.jhu.edu; Web site: https://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/list |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Classification, Cataloging, Librarian Attitudes, Decolonization, Bias, Moral Values, Barriers, Supply and Demand, Labor Supply, Technological Advancement |
| Geographic Terms: | United Kingdom (England) |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2023.a908703 |
| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| Abstract: | This qualitative research study explores the ways that academic librarians in England undertake and perceive classification and cataloging work to engage in wider decolonization initiatives. The research consisted of semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was used to identify key themes. The study found that the participant librarians highly value this work based on a perception of its moral importance, rather than concrete proof of impact. Benefits from a decolonization perspective were not always clear. Challenges include staffing shortages and technological limitations. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1412316 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | This qualitative research study explores the ways that academic librarians in England undertake and perceive classification and cataloging work to engage in wider decolonization initiatives. The research consisted of semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was used to identify key themes. The study found that the participant librarians highly value this work based on a perception of its moral importance, rather than concrete proof of impact. Benefits from a decolonization perspective were not always clear. Challenges include staffing shortages and technological limitations. |
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| ISSN: | 1531-2542 1530-7131 |
| DOI: | 10.1353/pla.2023.a908703 |
