It’s Not Imposter Syndrome: Resisting Self-Doubt as Normal For Library Workers
In Brief Library workers, as with other professions, are quick to diagnose ourselves and others with imposter syndrome when we doubt or devalue our everyday... Read More
Multilingualism, Neoliberalism, and Language Ideologies in Libraries
In BriefThis article calls for a more holistic and inclusive approach to the under-examined issue of language in libraries. It begins by foregrounding language as... Read More
Librarianship at the Crossroads of ICE Surveillance
In Brief Information capitalism, the system where information, a historically, largely free and ubiquitous product of basic communication, is commodified by private owners for profit,... Read More
Consultants in Canadian Academic Libraries: Adding New Voices to the Story
In Brief The practice of hiring consultants in academic libraries is widespread, but research on the topic is not. We argue that this practice stems... Read More
Leading from the Center: Reimagining Feedback Conversations at an Academic Library
In Brief What if we brought the same compassion and learner mindset that we use with students to our interactions with colleagues? Inspired by change... Read More
Against medicine: Constructing a queer-feminist community health informatics and librarianship
In Brief Community health informatics (CHI) is rapidly developing as a field of library practice but remains constrained by unexamined definitions of “community”, “health”, and... Read More
Sliding Across the Database Divide with Proactive Chat Help
In Brief Proactive chat help has gained attention in academic libraries for increasing the number of questions from online users. Librarians have reported a significant... Read More
“All I did was get this golden ticket”: Negative Emotions, Cruel Optimisms, and the Library Job Search
In Brief Drawing from survey results and interviews with recent job seekers, this article investigates the effect behind defeatist attitudes, anxieties, resiliency narratives, and intimacies... Read More
Transformative praxis – building spaces for Indigenous self-determination in libraries and archives
In Brief This article explores questions regarding the development and support of Indigenous priorities and self-determination in Australian libraries and archives. It calls for greater... Read More
They CAN and they SHOULD and it’s BOTH AND: The role of undergraduate peer mentors in the reference conversation
In Brief: Academic libraries hire and train student employees to answer reference questions which can result in high-impact employment experiences for these students. By employing... Read More