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Microagressions: Small Actions that are a Big Deal
Library Publications
  • Molly Higgins, University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
  • Charlotte Roh, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Publication Date
2014-5-1
Document Type
Poster
Abstract

“Microaggressions” refer to those brief occurrences and encounters that subtly reinforce systems of power and privilege. Libraries and information organizations are not immune to these microaggressions. They exist in our library catalogues, archives, research, professional organizations and interpersonal interactions. The authors explore biases in librarianship, particularly in bibliographic metadata, then present tools to engage librarians as well as faculty and graduate students.

Keywords
  • Microagressions,
  • representation,
  • libraries,
  • diversity,
  • demographics
Rights and Permissions
Copyright the Author(s)
DOI of Published Version
10.13028/n62d-bh18
Comments

Presented at the ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference on May 9, 2014 in Worcester, MA.

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
Citation Information
Molly Higgins and Charlotte Roh. "Microagressions: Small Actions that are a Big Deal" (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/molly_higgins/3/