Indigenous Information Perspectives
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Description
Amplifies underrepresented Indigenous perspectives on information policy, highlighting their vital contributions to library and information science knowledge.
Libraries, archives, and other information institutions have historically focused on Western knowledge systems, marginalizing or misappropriating Indigenous ways of knowing. This important book demonstrates how Indigenous information perspectives can and must provide a critical lens for decolonizing or indigenizing these institutions. It helps academics, professionals, and library and information science (LIS) students to rethink and transform existing library and information frameworks, cataloging systems, and epistemologies. Its focus on information policy issues enhances LIS curricula and provides readers with a critical understanding of what equity, diversity, and inclusion looks like when viewed through an indigenizing lens.
Chapters highlight timely topics such as freedom of information, digitization and repatriation of Indigenous resources, Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights, and Indigenizing or decolonizing libraries and library workforce development.
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Glossary of Indigenous Words and Phrases
Introduction
Part I: Foundations
1 Indigenous Identity
2 Colonization
3 Decolonization and Indigenization
Part II: Information Policy and Indigenous Information
4 Freedom of Expression and Access to Information
5 Indigenous Information Ethics
6 Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights
Part III: Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in Information Practice
7 Organizing Indigenous Knowledge
8 Using a Critical Indigenous Lens
Part 4: Indigenous Information, Technology, and the Future
9 Indigenous Knowledge in a Digital World
10 Digitization and Repatriation
11 Controlling and Managing Indigenous Data
12 Future Directions
References
Index
Product details
| Published | Jan 07 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 9798216371687 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |






















