Radical Collections: Re-examining the roots of collections, practices and information professions (Paperback)

Do archivists `curate' history? And to what extent are our librarians the gatekeepers of knowledge? Libraries and archives have a long and rich history of compiling `radical collections'- from Klanwatch Project in the States to the R. D. Laing Archive in Glasgow- but a re-examination of the information professions and all aspects of managing those collections is long overdue. This book is the result of a critical conference held at Senate House Library in 2017. The conference provided a space to debate the issues and ethics of collection development, management and promotion. This book brings together some key papers from those proceedings. It shines a light on pressing topical issues within library and information services (LIS)- to encompass selection, appraisal and accession, through to organisation and classification, and including promotion and use. Will libraries survive as victims of neoliberal marketization? Do we have a responsibility to collect and document `white hate' in the era of Trump? And how can a predominantly white (96.7%) LIS workforce effectively collect and tell POC histories?

General

Imprint:	Senate House Library
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Open access titles
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2018
Editors:	Jordan Landes • Richard Espley
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	90
ISBN-13:	978-1-913002-00-8
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library, archive & information management Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Acquisitions & collection development Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > Library & information services Promotions
LSN:	1-913002-00-4
Barcode:	9781913002008

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