Publications and Research
Document Type
Book Chapter or Section
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
Beginning with a discussion of information access and its relationship to communities, this article is a first-person experience for creating a community-specific information resource, a queer housing listserv called Queer Housing Nacional. Written as a case study for how librarians may apply their skills to community as well as document the journey of this time capsuled listserv, one may find that this listserv may complicate librarianship’s promotion of open access, instead, encouraging closed participatory group structures, with collective distributions of power. Included are multiple email exchanges from the listserv, as well as Appendices of survey questions, notable responses, and actual correspondence from within this closed community of queer women of color and allies.
Comments
Book Title: Informed Agitation: Library and Information Skills in Social Justice Movements and Beyond
Book Author: Morrone, Melissa
Publisher: Library Juice Press
Publication Year: 2014