[Libs-Or] Library Neutrality

[Matthew Baiocchi]

That's a great article. Dre. I've just skimmed it and can't wait to sit down and read it properly. Just wow. Thanks for sharing.



Matthew Baiocchi
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If they're taking your MLIS, they're taking everyone's.

Here's some really interesting research that came out on this topic last year:
Neutrality in public libraries: How are we defining one of our core values?<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0961000620935501>



On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 4:12 PM Matthew Baiocchi via Libs-Or <libs-or at omls.oregon.gov<mailto:libs-or at omls.oregon.gov>> wrote:

They're probably going to take away my MLIS for not knowing this.


I've been thinking a lot about library neutrality and what it means, and it occurred to me that I've never seen a really good definition of library neutrality. I can't find it "written down anywhere official" as a core tenet of our profession. I've looked all over ALA and OLA. I've looked at library professionals' presentations, statements, and blog posts. I checked Google Scholar and looked at articles I had access to. I haven't checked out books yet but that's because we don't have any in our library system.


Does library neutrality mean political neutrality? Ethical neutrality? Social neutrality? Is it a description of how we ensure intellectual freedom? Does it mean we don't let our own viewpoints cloud service to patrons? Some of these? All? None?


So, anyone have a good definition of library neutrality? Anyone know where this core tenet of our profession originates?


Thank you, as always, for listening. Happy Thursday, all!


Matthew Baiocchi
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