Publications and Research
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
Through the methodological lens of a case study, this practical communication aims to capture and analyze one aspect of the multi-faceted ethical concerns that arise with building with technology in libraries. I define and deploy the concept of “pervious” technology (the opposite of impervious technology) as a way to think through how librarians work with technologies in their workplaces. I de-scribe how pervious technologies are readily manipulable tools that librarians can reach into (metaphorically, hence “pervious”), giving them a greater say in how they engage with their library work. Specifically, I examine the ethical implica-tions of pervious and impervious technologies in library workplaces by analyzing a specific, librarian-built application: the Open Journal Matcher.
Comments
The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in the Journal of Web Librarianship, 2022, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19322909.2021.2013387.