Throughout the Bell Hooks reading, I found myself asking the same question: how can the ideas presented about engaged pedagogy in the classroom be applied to the work of the reference and instruction librarians? My initial reaction was that the relationship between the student and reference librarian was in some ways fulfilling some of the… Continue Reading Engaged Pedagogy and Reference
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How to Move Forward: My Thoughts on “Mapping Whiteness at the Reference Desk”
Can libraries be a site for social justice? How can topics about diversity, equity, and inclusion be integrated into information literacy training? These were just some of the questions that we started to explore during our discussion of Hathcock and Sendaula’s “Mapping Whiteness at the Reference Desk”. Before discussing this book chapter, I never really… Continue Reading How to Move Forward: My Thoughts on “Mapping Whiteness at the Reference Desk”
