Crafting Contemporary Indigenous Studies Collections in the Age of Algorithms

Sterling, Brittani and Tureen, Amy . Crafting Contemporary Indigenous Studies Collections in the Age of Algorithms., 2021 In: Ethnic Studies in Academic and Research Libraries. Association of College and Research Libraries, pp. 97-106. [Book chapter]

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English abstract

Contemporary collection development increasingly relies on automated and algorithm-based purchasing via vendor-offered approval plans. This in turn can result in an unintended collection bias that privileges content that emphasizes a settler/colonizer narrative. This chapter serves as a case study describing how two librarians at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, sought to expand the utility and relevance of the Indigenous Studies collection and deemphasize the settler/colonizer narrative that all too often cast Indigenous people as historical objects. Their efforts included collecting and understanding the unique needs and identities of Indigenous stakeholders within both the university and the surrounding community, utilizing that information to refine the automated purchase algorithm, and expanding the existing Indigenous Studies collection to include nontraditional items identified as of value and merit to Indigenous stakeholders

Item type:	Book chapter
Keywords:	collection development, indigenous studies, ethnic studies,
Subjects:	A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AZ. None of these, but in this section.
Depositing user:	Amy Tureen
Date deposited:	20 Jan 2024 10:44
Last modified:	20 Jan 2024 10:44
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45028

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