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Too Taboo? Sex in LIS Education Texts
Canadian Association of Information Science (CAIS) (2012)
  • Marni R. Harrington, University of Western Ontario
  • Heather Hill, University of Western Ontario
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Abstract
This paper examines the LIS teaching literature to understand how sexually-related materials are framed. The definitions utilized in the teaching literature provide a unique perspective on which to examine the treatment of controversial materials written for library education. Our findings indicate that, in many resources, sex is conspicuously absent.
Keywords
  • LIS education,
  • collection development,
  • sexually-related materials,
  • controversial materials
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Publication Date
Spring May 31, 2012
Citation Information
Heather Hill and Marni Harrington. "Too Taboo? Sex in LIS Education Texts" Canadian Association of Information Science (CAIS) 2012. Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, ON. May. 2012. Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marni_harrington/11