“I’ve never really thought about it”: librarians’ attitudes to the provision of LGBT-related fiction to children and young people in English public libraries

CHAPMAN, Elizabeth L. (2014) “I’ve never really thought about it”: librarians’ attitudes to the provision of LGBT-related fiction to children and young people in English public libraries. Paper presented at: IFLA WLIC 2014 - Lyon - Libraries, Citizens, Societies: Confluence for Knowledge in Session 151 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning Users Special Interest Group. In: IFLA WLIC 2014, 16-22 August 2014, Lyon, France.

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Abstract

“I’ve never really thought about it”: librarians’ attitudes to the provision of LGBT-related fiction to children and young people in English public libraries

This paper presents findings from broader doctoral research into the provision of LGBT-related fiction to children and young people in English public libraries. The study seeks to investigate whether this material is provided and factors affecting provision, including the attitudes and opinions of librarians involved in children’s and young people’s stock procurement.

“Je n’y avais jamais vraiment pensé” : L’attitude des bibliothécaires face à la mise à disposition de documents de fiction liés aux LGBT pour les enfants et les jeunes dans les bibliothèques de lecture publique en Angleterre

Cette communication scientifique présente l’avancée de recherches doctorales plus larges dans la mise à disposition de livres de fiction associées aux LGBT pour les enfants et les jeunes dans les bibliothèques de lecture publique en Angleterre. L’étude cherche à savoir si les documents sont fournis et quels sont les facteurs qui affectent la fourniture, s’il y en a, notamment des attitudes et des opinions des bibliothécaires impliqués dans l’acquisition de fonds jeunesse ou jeunes adultes.

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