Diversity-related research reported in high-impact library and information science journal literature: A content analysis

Sung, Hui-Yun; Parboteeah, Paul

doi:10.1016/j.lisr.2017.03.002

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“…There is a growing body of literature on community diversity in the library and information science field, either as staff or as library and information agency users or patrons. The majority of this literature focuses around age, gender, and ethnicity (Sung & Parboteeah, 2017 Islander Protocols for the library and information sector. These Protocols provide guidance on the appropriate management of documents, materials, and artefacts, and the provision of services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

Muir

Thompson

Qayyum

2020

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

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A finding of the 2019 Australian Library and Information Association's Workforce Diversity Trend Report was that the diversity of Australian communities has not translated to diversity in the library and information science professions. In the wake of this report, we reviewed how Australian library and information science job advertisements discuss and recruit for diversity in their organisations. Drawing from a sample of 208 job advertisements collected from 22 January to 22 February 2019 and 86 job advertisements collected during 22 January to 3 February 2018, and using qualitative and quantitative document analysis, we provide an analysis of how the wording in library and information science job advertisements can specifically invite application from diversity groups including people with a disability, LGBTIQA+, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, age, and by gender.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

Muir

Thompson

Qayyum

2020

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

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“…Sung and Parboteeah completed a content analysis of diversity-related research published between 1995 and 2015 in four, highly impactful, LIS journals and reported an increase of articles over time and found that most studies focused on age, gender and ethnicity related factors (Sung and Parboteeah, 2017). Mongeon et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

Analysis of anti-racism, equity, inclusion and social justice initiatives in library and information science literature

Jones

Mani

McCall

et al. 2022

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PurposeThe objective of this study is to establish the current state of library and information science (LIS) scholarship pertaining to anti-racism, equity, inclusion and social justice initiatives.Design/methodology/approachUsing comprehensive search strategies, three LIS databases were searched for relevant literature published in the last 10 years and results were exported and de-duplicated using Endnote. Citations were screened by two blinded, independent reviewers based on pre-defined eligibility criteria. Citations in the final data set were then hand coded by three reviewers using deductive coding. Subject terms for all citations were categorized and consolidated to identify major themes across the corpus of included publications. Results were analyzed using bibliometrics and thematic analysis.FindingsA total of 691 unique citations were included in this analysis based on inclusion criteria. Publication productivity has generally increased from 2011 to 2020; findings show publications from 170 source titles and 944 authors representing 33 countries. Prevalent themes included access to information, multiculturalism and social justice. Various populations groups, areas of LIS practice, library types and social justice topics have been addressed in the literature. Over 15% of citations focused on anti-racism efforts in LIS.Originality/valueThis study applied both bibliometric and thematic approaches to analyzing LIS literature at macro and micro levels regarding anti-racism, equity, inclusion and social justice.

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“…ocial justice has emerged as an important and growing topic in recent library and information science (LIS) scholarship with implications for research, teaching, and the direction of the information professions (Sweeney, et al, 2014;Sung & Parboteeah, 2017;Winberry & Bishop, 2021). Social justice in LIS has been described in numerous ways including as a pedagogy (Gregory & Higgins, 2017), metatheory , a conceptual framework , as an advocacy model (Froggatt, 2019), a perspective (Dadlani & Todd, 2015), and as a guiding principle (Jaeger et al, 2016) among other terms and near infinite definitions .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Winberry

2021

IJIDI

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Social justice is increasingly identifiable within library and information science (LIS) research and practice. However, numerous scholars have raised the concern that social justice has been commodified in order to benefit the powerful and therefore the possibility of actual and constructive change has been minimized in numerous cases. In response, this researcher undertook a literature review of self-identified “social justice” research in 2 large academic databases—Library Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) and Library and Information Science Source (LISS)—in order to identify the types of social justice research in LIS. The result of the review identified 247 records and included results from peer reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings from which a typology of 2 research types (e.g., knowledge and practice) and 8 sub-types (e.g., metatheoretical, theoretical, ideational, methodological, empirical, narrative, professional, and pedagogical) was identified. Identification of this typology is helpful for organizing existing social justice research within LIS, assisting in the examination of connections between theories and methods, and contributing to a broader goal of arguing that social justice is an emerging sub-discipline within LIS. Future research is needed to grow this typology and increase research in areas that remain understudied such as LIS-centered metatheoretical, theoretical, and methodological social justice research.

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Diversity-related research reported in high-impact library and information science journal literature: A content analysis

Cited by 15 publications

References 44 publications

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

The Diversity We Seek: A Document Analysis of Diversity and Inclusion in the Australian Library and Information Sector Job Advertisements

Analysis of anti-racism, equity, inclusion and social justice initiatives in library and information science literature

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