Out Behind the Desk : Workplace Issues for LGBTQ Librarians / Tracy Marie, Nectoux
Language: anglais.Country: États-Unis.Publication: Duluth : Library Juice Press, 2011, USADescription: 275 p.ISBN: 9781936117031.Series: Gender and Sexuality in Librarianship / Emily, DrabinskiAbstract: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender librarians and library workers are in a singular position to address the difficulty--even today, even in libraries--of choosing to be out at work. The discussions in Out Behind the Desk are an uncommon and valuable addition to the literature of gender and sexuality in the workplace, a topic that has been little examined in library literature. Through personal narratives, as well as historical and critical approaches, this volume represents a broad spectrum of orientations and gender identities, highlighting a range of experiences of being and/or coming out at work. Librarians, library workers, library school students, and library administrators--no matter their orientation or gender identity--will find Out Behind the Desk helpful in creating an inclusive, diverse, and safe workplace for both employees and patrons who are sexual minorities..Subject: bibliothèque | Etats-Unis | gay | coming out | témoignage | travail | trans | lesb | bibliothécaire| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Livre | Le Brrrazero Salle de lecture | Q45 NEC (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Consultable sur place | 100000000373 |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender librarians and library workers are in a singular position to address the difficulty--even today, even in libraries--of choosing to be out at work. The discussions in Out Behind the Desk are an uncommon and valuable addition to the literature of gender and sexuality in the workplace, a topic that has been little examined in library literature.
Through personal narratives, as well as historical and critical approaches, this volume represents a broad spectrum of orientations and gender identities, highlighting a range of experiences of being and/or coming out at work.
Librarians, library workers, library school students, and library administrators--no matter their orientation or gender identity--will find Out Behind the Desk helpful in creating an inclusive, diverse, and safe workplace for both employees and patrons who are sexual minorities.
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