Collecting Sex Materials for Libraries

Martínez, Michelle; Cassidy, Erin; Mueller, Kat Landry; Shen, Lisa; Thompson, Molly; Valdes, Zach

doi:10.1080/01639269.2017.1283181

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“…pornography, erotica, obscenity) in LIS texts to be woefully inadequate. Their findings are confirmed by Martinez, et. al (2016) who found that just over half of librarians surveyed believe that there is a difference between erotica and pornography, which presents some interesting questions about how this might translate to holdings in libraries.…”

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confidence: 74%

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A Post Fifty Shades of Grey Examination of Canadian Public Library Collections

Harrington¹,

Seanor²,

Hill³

2018

CAIS/ACSI

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50-100 words)The phenomenon surrounding Fifty Shades of Grey (FSOG) created a new and public conversation about erotica and erotic romance literature. Although the phenomenon surrounding FSOG has faded, the sub-genre of erotica/erotic romance is still of interest. Traditional and nontraditional LIS review sources were examined for erotica/erotic romance titles to determine characteristics of titles reviewed, trends seen in the reviews, and to uncover the uptake of reviewed materials in Canadian libraries. Findings show some distinct characteristics in titles along with an influence of FSOG in the reviews, and a mismatch between the review sources examined and an example of a public library's collection. Pecoskie, J. Hill, H. (2015). Changing models of publication: 50 Shades of grey and a revision of Darnton's model.

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“…But FSOG was not without its detractors as a small number of libraries made headlines for deciding, initially, not to purchase the books for their collections (Bosman, 2012;Gallo, 2012). Except for Martinez, et al (2016), self-censorship of librarians has been little studied recently, but is of interest in the current research.…”

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A Post Fifty Shades of Grey Examination of Canadian Public Library Collections

Harrington¹,

Seanor²,

Hill³

2018

CAIS/ACSI

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Seeking smut: collaborations between researchers, librarians, and interlibrary loans in the study of sexuality and desire

Tornblom,

Allan

2024

Porn Studies

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Sex in the Stacks: Examining the Treatment of Explicit Materials in American Libraries

Greenhaus¹

2023

Libri

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Questions about whether and how American libraries should collect, describe, and share sexually explicit materials are a perennial source of discussion both within the profession and in the wider national public forum. This ever-present debate has led to book challenges and bans as well as legal action, and it remains a hot topic through the present day for those looking to critique the role and function of libraries in American society. By examining elements of this history and how these questions have been addressed in both public and academic library settings, we can start to uncover some of the deeper cultural biases at play in the American LIS profession’s failures to fully embrace sexually explicit materials as a meaningful part of our collections and, relatedly, our larger philosophical failures to treat our patrons holistically as human beings whose physical lives are inextricably linked to their intellectual ones. A critical reconsideration of the place of pleasure and embodiment in our libraries has deep implications for how we work with and for our communities.

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Collecting Sex Materials for Libraries

Cited by 3 publications

References 21 publications

A Post Fifty Shades of Grey Examination of Canadian Public Library Collections

A Post Fifty Shades of Grey Examination of Canadian Public Library Collections

Seeking smut: collaborations between researchers, librarians, and interlibrary loans in the study of sexuality and desire

Sex in the Stacks: Examining the Treatment of Explicit Materials in American Libraries

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