*Actual title: Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users

Serving LGBTIQ Library and Archives Users

Essays on Outreach, Service, Collections and Access

Edited by Ellen Greenblatt

McFarland and Company

ISBN 978-0-7864-4894-4

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,Intersex, and Queer/Questioning

Let me tell you a little about the book.

Brought to you by a cast of thousands … uh, make that 40 contributors … the book is divided into 7 sections.

Each section consists of several chapters followed by profiles of particular LGBTIQ collections, projects, or organizations.

Here’s a rundown:

Section 1, Chapters• bisexual issues & resources • intersex issues & resources• transgender issues & resources• Internet & LGBTIQ people

Profiles• gender explorations in Second

Life• OutHistory.org• Community / library partnerships

Section 2, Chapters• public libraries• school libraries• academic libraries • youth needs and concerns

Profiles• Quatrefoil Library• “Out at the Library” exhibit

Section 3, Chapters• archives, an overview • Under the Rainbow - oral

histories • archival exhibits

Profiles• Pacific NW Lesbian Archives• IHLIA (the Netherlands)• esto no tiene nombre (this has

no name)

Section 4, Chapters• collection development

barriers• reflections on LGBTIQ

literature• user satisfaction & collection

assessmentProfiles

• Rainbow Link• Gay and Lesbian Review /

Worldwide

Section 5, Chapters• intersex in the Dewey

Decimal Classification• LCSH & LGBTIQ concepts• queer folksonomies

Profiles• LGBT Life Thesaurus • Indigenous / Native

LGBTIQ terminology.

Section 6, Chapters• book challenges &

censorship• Internet filtering

Profiles• letter of response to an

actual book challenge

Section 7, Chapters• workplace issues• library education• staff development

Profiles• ALA GLBTRT• Society of American Archivists

Lesbian and Gay Roundtable (LAGAR)

• HQ76.3/New England (a regional group)

I’m going to order my copy right away. I understand I can pre-order directly from the publisher: http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4894-4

I can’t wait!