Slow librarianship: reflections and practices

Abstract

"Describes what slow librarianship means to librarians working in many different libraries throughout the United States, Canada, and Italy in their work and roles, while sharing concrete practices and ways to enact the tenets of slow librarianship in your work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Introduction / Ashley Rosener -- Section 1: Reflections and Perspectives on Slow Librarianship -- Chapter 1: Neoliberal Time and the Promise of Slow Librarianship / Meredith Gorran Farkas -- Chapter 2: Seasoning Librarianship: Seeking Nourishment on the Tenure Path / T.L. Moorman -- Chapter 3: Slow Librarianship as a Catalyst for Change: Reimagining Academic Library Culture while Maximizing Impact / Jacqueline Frank -- Chapter 4: Building Collaborations and Connections through Slow Librarianship / Elizabeth Rivera and Laura Semrau -- Chapter 5: Three Perspectives on Slow Librarianship: Balancing Values and Demands in Different Career Stages / Christina R. Hilburger, Scott S. Richmond, Kerrie Fergen Wilkes-- Chapter 6: Slow Librarianship in Practice as a First-Year Academic Librarian: A Reflection / Amira Walker -- Chapter 7: Reflective Practice for Slow Librarianship / Este Pope -- Section 2: Slow Librarianship Throughout the Library-- Chapter 8: Fast Questions and Thoughtful Answers: Balancing Innovation, Inclusivity, and Slow Librarianship / Lorin Jackson, Jill Deaver, Meredith Solomon -- Chapter 9: Slow Assessment Revisited: Finding Space for Authentic Assessment in Slow Librarianship / Darcy I. Gervasio, Kimberly Detterbeck, Rebecca Oling -- Chapter 10: Slow Strategic Planning: Encouraging Relational Work in Archives and Special Collections / Melanie Griffin -- Chapter 11: Scanning in the Name Of: A Call for Slow in Digitization and Digital Collections / Theresa Berger, Mikala Narlock -- Chapter 12: Relationship Building Through Collections: Working with Local Independent Booksellers to Meet Community Needs / Lindsay Gibb -- Chapter 13: It's Ok to Push Back: Successes and Challenges in Implementing Slow for Data Services / Joanna Thielen, Wanda Marsolek, Mikala Narlock -- Chapter 14: From Digital to Paper, From Remote to In-person. Slow Science as a Values-driven Practice in an Italian Research Library / Carrara, S. Mangiaracina, S. Marzocchi, D. Mazza -- Chapter 15: Reorienting Library Technology Through Slowness and Care / Sanjeet Mann -- Chapter 16: "They told me I was wrong, but they didn't tell me why": Slowing down IL lessons with contemplation and reflection / Christine Jansen, Brooke Duffy -- Section 3: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Through Slow Librarianship -- Chapter 17: Indigenizing Citations at the Camosun College Library: A Case Study for the Convergence of Slow Librarianship and Goodness Theory / Robbyn Lanning -- Chapter 18: Quick, Quick, Slow: Responding to Urgency and Equity Work with Care / Sajni Lacey, Donna Langille, Melanie Parlette-Stewart, Cecilia Tellis -- Chapter 19: Beyond Mere Quantity: How Neoliberal Approaches to EDI Further Embed Inequities / Tina Liu, Jennie Fallis -- Chapter 20: Exploring Slow Librarianship as an Intervention to Support Library Workers with ADHD / Liana Bayne-Lin, Valerie Linsinbigler -- Chapter 22: Slow Metadata and the Paradox of Human(e) Systems / Bailey Hoffner -- Chapter 23: The Paradox of Pace: Slow Librarianship Through a Disabled Lens / Brittni Ballard.