Archive for December, 2015
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Editorial: Introductions All Around
December 30, 2015 | 3 commentsIn Brief: Over the past year, the Editorial Board has experienced some changes (yay, growing pains!). In this group post, current board members introduce themselves and talk about the types of articles they’d love to see submitted in 2016. We also thank all of our emeritus board members for their hard work shaping In The…
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Say what? Exploring “The most interesting place in the city” – the comments section of online news articles
December 16, 2015 | 1 commentIn Brief Online commenting culture can be intriguing. Do people comment on news articles about libraries? What do they say? These are the questions that led us to study public comments in response to news articles about libraries in major U.S. newspapers. Newspaper articles were selected for analysis based on their relevance to libraries and…
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The intersection between cultural competence and whiteness in libraries
December 1, 2015 | 2 commentsIn brief The context for this article is Australian libraries and my experience there with cross-cultural provision. However, this article is not about providing library services for any specific group; it’s about cultural competence and whiteness. I begin with my background, so as to make clear how I participate, as a white librarian, in discussions…