4.11+Skype+Biases

BIASES SKYPE - 35 POINTS

= = = BIAS-General Discussion = Abilock, Debbie. “Four Questions to Ask Yourself.” //Knowledge Quest// 36.2: 7-11. //Academic Search Complete.// Web. 4 June 2008.
 * We all have biases. These biases can be for something or against. As librarians we strive to select objectively and not let our personal biases influence our selection of material. That is one reason why we depend on reviewing tools to aid us in our selections. And that is why we use reviewing tools that are comprised of reviews by professionals who understand this philosophy of selection. Nevertheless, some times we have to step back and ask ourselves if we are we letting our personal philosophy play a larger role in building a collection than it should be.**

Koester, Amy. "Selection in Privilege." //The Show Me Librarian."// 8 Feb. 2015. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <@http://showmelibrarian.blogspot.com/2015/02/selection-is-privilege.html>.

= BIAS-Specific Examples = O’Sullivan, Connie and Michael O’Sullivan. “Monkey Business.” //School Library Journal// 51.11 (Nov. 2005): 42-45. //Academic Search Complete.// Web. 4 June 2008.

In response to this article are a couple of letters you ought to also note:
 * Fulara, Barbara E. "The Evolving Story." //School Library Journal//: 52.1 (2006): 13. //Academic Search Complete//. Web. 6 Aug. 2009.
 * McNulty, Susan C. "An Unbalanced Perspective." //School Library Journal//: 52.1 (2006): 13. //Academic Search Complete//. Web. 6 Aug. 2009.

Rudiger, Hollis Margaret and Megan Schliesman. “Graphic Novels and School Libraries.” //Knowledge Quest// 36.2 (2007): 57-59. //Academic Search Complete.// Web. 4 June 2008.

You may want to note the following sites as well
 * JCKL Database //Graphic Novels Core Collection//
 * //No Flying No Tights// @http://noflyingnotights.com/
 * //Comics Worth Reading// @http://comicsworthreading.com/

Two Student Bloggers (We are living in a different world.) JohnRJ. "He's Reading WHAT?! The In's and Out's of a Guy Who Reads Romances." //Dreaming in Books//. [17 June 2010]. Web. 5 Aug. 2010. <@http://dreaminginbooks.blogspot.com/2010/06/hes-reading-what-ins-and-outs-of-guy.html>.

Whelen, Debra Lau. "Gay Teen Blogger Blasts School, Public Librarians." //School Library Journal.// 25 June 2010. Web. 5 Aug. 2010. @https://web.archive.org/web/20120516105928/http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/885524-312/gay_teen__blogger_blasts.html.csp

= BIAS-Does it affect our ethics? = Johnson, Doug. "Censorship by Omission." //The Blue Skunk Blog//. 24 July. 2009. Web. 20 May 2010. <@http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/censorship-by-omission.html>.

Johnson, Doug. "Librarians and Ethics in Use of Technology. //Doug Johnson.// Jan. 2003. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <@http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/librarians-and-ethics-in-use-of-technology.html>.

Johnson, Doug. "School Libraries - A Student Right." //The Blue Skunk Blog.// 4 July 2013. Web. 19 Jan. 2016. <@http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2013/7/4/school-libraries-a-student-right.html>.

= Preparing for Skype = 1. Look up in a (your) school online catalog for the number of titles in the collection with the subject heading of "homosexuality." How many are fiction? non-fiction? 2. Look up in a (your) school online catalog for the number of graphic titles in the collection. How many of those are non-fiction? 3. Look for the selection policy on a (your) school library Web site. Is it there? Does it specifically mention collecting for diversity? for diverse formats that specifically give the librarian the basis for selecting graphic novels?