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LGBTQIA-R: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Medical Collection at a Public Metropolitan University
Collection Management
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4-9-2019
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Abstract
Information about the LGBTQIA population is difficult to collect because of the sensitive nature of the topic of sexual preference and gender identity. This paper examines our weeding project and collection development efforts to provide health care information for the LGBTQIA community at a Midwestern metropolitan university. The findings conclude that our collection was not providing sufficient, up-to-date health information for the personal and professional information needs of our patrons in the R-RZ Library of Congress range. The weeding process, strategies for working with department faculty, and the implications for an intersectional medical collection are discussed.
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Heidi Blackburn and Omer Farooq. "LGBTQIA-R: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Medical Collection at a Public Metropolitan University" Collection Management (2019) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/omer-farooq/5/
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https://doi.org/10.1080/01462679.2019.1597799