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TOPIC
The Social Responsibility of the Library Industry
Two years ago we had a chat about neutrality in the library industry. I wanted us to revisit that topic because it continues to be an ongoing debate, so I thought this time it would be interesting to look at neutrality through the broader scope of overall social responsibility in libraries and of library professionals.
The Social Responsibility of the Library and the Librarian in a Post-Factual World by R. David Lankes
Core Values of Librarianship according to the ALA
IFLA and Social Responsibility: A Core Value of Librarianship by Al Kagan
Social Responsibilities of Academic Libraries by P. V. Vijesh and Neethu Mohanan
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE'RE CHANGING THE TIME TO 8:30PM ET!
QUESTIONS
We post the questions here in advance of the chat so you can decide whether or not this topic is of interest to you and/or prepare your answers in advance.
Q1 Can libraries actually be truly neutral, and more importantly, should they try to be?
Q2 How can we balance the need to protect intellectual freedom with our social responsibility to create safe spaces for our communities?
Q3 What do you see as your social responsibility as an individual library professional?
Q4 What ideas/thoughts do you have about how we as a whole can do better at meeting our social responsibilities to our communities?
Q3 What do you see as your social responsibility as an individual library professional?
Q4 What ideas/thoughts do you have about how we as a whole can do better at meeting our social responsibilities to our communities?
