Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users: Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access

by Ellen Greenblatt

Other authorsEllen Greenblatt (Editor)
Book, 2010

Publication

McFarland (2010), 356 pages

Collection

Content and Summary Info

Bisexual Content: The table of contents indicates that this work includes some bisexual-specific content.

Intersecting Marginalized Identities: Addresses resources for transgender and intersex people.

Publisher's Summary: ...Many chapters include personal accounts of individuals’ experiences to illustrate the importance of library services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer/questioning users. Specific topics include: library services provided to LGBTIQ youth; collection assessment and the process of gauging user satisfaction; the classification of LGBTIQ resources in the Dewey Decimal Classification system; attempts to restrict access to LGBTIQ resources through challenges, censorship, and Internet filtering; and workplace concerns of LGBTIQ library workers.

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