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The Librarian Parlor (LibParlor) is a blog for conversing, sharing expertise, and asking questions about the process of developing, pursuing, and publishing library research. This is the second of two #critlib chats moderated by members of the Librarian Parlor Editorial Team.
(A wrap-up blog post from the moderators, featuring highlights from the chat, is also available.)
Suggested resources:
- Charlotte Roh. Library publishing and diversity values: Changing scholarly publishing through policy and scholarly communication education (2016)
- Lee & Low Diversity Survey (2016)
- CCBC. Publishing Statistics on Children’s Books about People of Color and First/Native Nations and by People of Color and First/Native Nations Authors and Illustrators
- Inside Higher Ed. Analyzing Black Lives Matter Without Black People Involved (2017)
Discussion questions:
- Q1. What are some historical and current inequities in publishing? #critlib
- Q2. How have you seen these inequities play out in your work in libraries? #critlib
- Q3. How can library workers strive to make publishing more equitable in our role as purchasers, authors, and influencers? #critlib
- Q4. How can library workers strive to make publishing more equitable as researchers themselves? #critlib
- Q5. How will you actively work against these inequities using what you learned in this chat today? #critlib