Open LibGuide Review
Recognizing the Biases in Academic Scholarship
This box is an example of a tool of transparency used in our LibGuides.
In order to critically engage with scholarship, scholars need to be aware of the inherent problems within the system of academic scholarship. Be aware that many databases have inherent bias that reflect a primarily white, cis-male standard that permeates American society and academia. Even the terms we use to search for research are inherently problematic. By acknowledging these inherent problems, all scholars can participate in improving the academic and public discourse.
Digital Publishing Fellow
Welcome
This guide outlines the Robert E. Kennedy Library's Open LibGuide Review Sessions.
We have created this project to cultivate a community that provides space for critique, conversation and criticality. We hope to bring anti-racist practices to our LibGuides using critical race theory in acknowledging the structures of publishing, libraries, and reference in our work. This review system works towards implementing an open review system to ensure that LibGuides hold the criticality to fights against the farce of neutrality within knowledge organizations. We value all perspectives in our organization to come together.
To get involved as a:
1. Participant, tune in every other Wednesday at 2:30pm to join the discussion.
2. Reviewer, provide your thoughtful comments on the rubric for the upcoming review. See Current Calendar of Reviews below, and more information in the Session Details tab.
3. Reviewee, submit your LibGuide to be reviewed! Join our queue in the form below!
This living LibGuide was created by Jaime Ding, Mark Bieraugel, Russ White, Laura Sorvetti, and Sarah Lester on October 7, 2020.
Current Calendar of Review Sessions
Review sessions are held every other Wednesday at 2:30pm for 1-1.5 hours.
Please contact jaime ding for the zoom room link!
| Date | LibGuide | Rubric Link |
|---|---|---|
| October 21 | SLO History | Rubric |
| November 18 | Aerospace Engineering | Rubric |
| December 2 | Top 9 Business Information Sources | Rubric |
| December 16 |
LibGuide Submission
Scholar Representation by Race
This box is an example of a tool of transparency used in our LibGuides.
Scholar Representation by Race
This tally acknowledges the white supremacy in scholarship: the numbers indicate the racial representation of the scholars listed in this LibGuide.
Black Scholars: 4 Indigenous Scholars: 2 Latinx Scholars: 3 APID(A) Scholars: 3 Other Identifying Scholars: 0 White Scholars: 8
You will find this on many of our LibGuides, as a system to keep us accountable in looking at the racial diversity of the sources we provide. These sources have been selected based upon research for the Kennedy Library's Digital Publishing Project.