Critical Data Approaches to the Interconnected Library

Velez, LaTesha; Villa-Nicholas, Melissa; Sweeney, Miriam E.

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Title

Critical Data Approaches to the Interconnected Library

Author(s)

• Velez, LaTesha
• Villa-Nicholas, Melissa
• Sweeney, Miriam E.

Issue Date

2020-10-13

Keyword(s)

• Critical data studies
• Critical LIS pedagogies
• Marginalized populations
• Asset-based model

Abstract

This panel borrows from critical data approaches to explore the library as a site of interconnected information assemblages that incorporate (and consolidate) a range of technological, cultural, political, economic, and social arrangements. Critical data studies asserts data, like libraries and technology, are not neutral and value-free. Part one of the panel grounds the conversation in empirical research. Part two will be a discussion about how LIS education can further integrate and support critical data approaches to better prepare library workers to serve diverse communities, particularly those that are most vulnerable in this data environment.

Series/Report Name or Number

• Specific Populations
• Critical Librarianship
• Metadata
• Information Ethics
• Social Justice

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