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Overcoming Barriers to GLBT Library Services and Collection Development

This guide addresses the various barriers faced by GLBT individuals in accessing library services and literature. Key issues include attitudinal barriers, such as misconceptions about GLBT communities, and service obstacles like cataloging and reference challenges. It proposes strategies for removing these barriers through staff training, community engagement, and tailored collection development policies. Emphasizing the importance of understanding and serving diverse populations, the guide offers practical solutions such as online tools, patron feedback mechanisms, and participation in local events.

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Overcoming Barriers to GLBT Library Services and Collection Development

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  1. OUT IN THE STACKS

  2. Barriers • Attitudinal • Literature • Collection Development • Service

  3. Attitudinal Barriers GLBT people are recognizable by physical traits or mannerisms

  4. Guy A

  5. Guy B

  6. Gal A

  7. Group A

  8. Group B

  9. Attitudinal Barriers GLBT people do not live in my community

  10. Attitudinal Barriers GLBT people do not use my library

  11. Attitudinal Barriers Library does serve special populations or needs

  12. Literature • Most GLBT literature is pornographic

  13. Literature • GLBT literature only appeals to GLBT readers

  14. Collection Development Barriers • Unfamiliarity with the genre • Money • Selection censorship or fear of community challenges

  15. Service Barriers • Cataloging

  16. Service Barriers • Reference & Reader’s Advisory

  17. Removing Attitudinal Barriers • Staff Training • Forge Relationships with GLBT Community

  18. Collection Development Policy • Displays & Handouts • Spine Labels Removing Collection Barriers

  19. Removing Collection Barriers • Online Solutions • Patron Feedback • Reader’s Advisory Tools

  20. Removing Service Barriers • Alternative Cataloging Schema • Web 2.0 Applications

  21. Removing Service Barriers • Booth at Local Events • Book Clubs • Reader’s Advisory Checklist

  22. For More Information: http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/glbt.ppt http://web.nmsu.edu/~ebosman/glbt.doc

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