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An I LQ i special issue next year will explore another way that libraries and their supporters can combat antilibrary efforts: through direct civic engagement. As we write this editorial, the legislatures of more than a half-dozen states have passed laws with criminal penalties for librarians, although some governors have vetoed the legislation and the state court in one case blocked implementation of that state's law. [Extracted from the article]

"The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Popular Media and the Roles of Public Libraries in Supporting Health Information Access, Health Literacy, and Health Justice during Pandemics: Learning from the Past to Prepare for the Future." Libraries have been widely and justly praised for their creativity, resourcefulness, and tenacity in finding ways to meet community needs during the novel coronavirus pandemic that began in earnest in early 2020. [Extracted from the article]

On the same day that Russia launched its genocidal invasion of Ukraine, the I New York Times i decided to publish an editorial written by a professional far right provocateur who attacked libraries for providing books that represent the true diversity of human experience and identity.[1] As with so many critics of access to information, his objections were over access to very specific kinds of information; he used emotive but malleable terms like "woke" to critique librarians who help patrons understand systemic structures that promote inequities and injustices. In the intervening time, the American Library Association (ALA; [3]) has revealed 2021 to be the worst year for challenges to and bans of books since such challenges have been tracked. The beloved librarian who just months ago was valiantly facilitating curbside book pickups and running outdoor distanced-learning activities for children in the community, despite the pandemic, is now a monster corrupting and "grooming" the children with forbidden books. As the ALA ([3]) revealed in its I State of American Libraries i report, 1,597 books had been challenged by the end of 2021 with proposed bans, an exponential increase from previous years' numbers. [Extracted from the article]

Her research area and interests include user services, Latinx use of information organizations, academic library administration, library management, and organizational storytelling in library environments. Her research interests include information ethics, censorship, intellectual freedom, information policy, public libraries, privacy, and qualitative research methods. Her research has explored how data curation can support equitable data reuse and how a community's data reuse capacity can be enhanced through proper data curation support. [Extracted from the article]

An introduction is presented in which editor discusses articles on various topics including public library response to the COVID-19 pandemic; social justice actions in libraries and community development.

The seemingly limitless amount of false information online, especially about important political and current events, has become an increasingly sizable problem for the health of democratic governance around the world, most especially in the realm of social media. Misinformation online now has significant tangible real-world impacts, with libraries being the best situated social institution to help prepare all users to identify misinformation and navigate through the online environments in which it lives. This article proposes the idea of lifelong information literacy—the teaching and reinforcing information literacy to all users at every opportunity. The constantly changing nature of misinformation online merits treating information literacy education as a continual process for all libraries. To maintain their long-cherished and hard-earned role as arsenals of democracy, libraries need to consider how to become arsenals of lifelong information literacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article author talks about examining libraries and librarians in films alongside the issues that were covered concurrently in the pages of periodicals. Topics include considered that relationship to film has changed too; as other avenues for entertainment are eliminated, and for those lucky enough to be able to pay for monthly streaming services and online rentals and reliable internet, home film- and television-viewing has rocketed to the forefront of our list of national pastimes.

The author reflects on films that feature libraries or librarians and the themes that dominated the contemporaneous pages of the periodical. It mentions librarians are presented in film, such as age, attire, and mannerisms and intentionally exclude like science fiction and erotica. It also mentions films will be probably be familiar, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Storm Center" or Netflix binge-watchers, such as "Public."

These articles will appear in regular issues of the journal, and they will carry the special identifier of being "Centennial Articles." In a 2019 editorial, we shared our plans to celebrate entering the tenth decade of the I Library Quarterly i and its approaching 100th anniversary with a series of special issues. To complement the Centennial Issues, the editors will also be commissioning special long-form articles from distinguished voices in the field to examine issues that have helped define the past and present of libraries and that seem to do the same in the future. [Extracted from the article]

An introduction is presented in which editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including emergence of neoliberalism undermined democracy by posing direct challenges to libraries, women's acceptance of digital technology and practices in LIS professions.

Focusing on the human dimension, we look at scholarly peer review as a space for relationship building and analyze how negligent reviewing can detrimentally affect a sense of community. We introduce an analytical framework that is based on the humanistic pedagogical approach developed by Carl Rogers and Natalie Rogers and that operates with Rogerian concepts of empathy, unconditional positive regard, realness of reviewers, psychological safety, psychological freedom, and opportunity for challenging intellectual experiences. We briefly address the role of peer review in the changed scholarly landscape; posit it as a privilege and an unmatched opportunity; examine in detail the elements of helpful and unhelpful reviews; and give advice to authors on how to respond to reviews, especially the unhelpful ones. It is our hope that the article will be of interest to faculty, PhD students, practitioners who aspire to publish, and anyone involved in scholarly communication and grant reviewing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the evolution of "Library Quartely" since its inception in 1931. Topics include the implementation of a more modern-sounding structure of an editor and an editorial board, opportunities for direct mentorship in being an editor, and the promotion of Ursula Gorham and Natalie Greene Taylor as coeditors.

The engagement of the US federal government with libraries has been disjointed. Financial support for libraries has been controversial and inconsistent, and many policy decisions have directly affected library operations and activities, particularly those of public libraries. Libraries' experiences with the federal government offer many lessons about the broad ideological attitude toward--and constraints on--library support before the 2016 election. These lessons have import for all publicsphere institutions as they navigate the even more complicated current environment. This article argues that the best hope for library funding and support is to concentrate efforts at the local and state levels, coordinating efforts and sharing ideas and resources across locations and types of institutions. A national advocacy strategy coordinated across the states will maximize advocacy efforts where we may have a greater chance of success. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including the sociopolitical climate that affects libraries in the U.S., the impact of the 2016 presidential elections on library education, and the challenges that libraries face.

The article discusses the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. presidential election for libraries. The outcome of the election and the policies that were implemented since the 2017 inauguration pose many challenges for the activities and roles of libraries including the inclusion of people with disabilities, the defunding and closure of federal agencies that support libraries, and the closure of public and school libraries.

Recognizing exemplary work that advances research about libraries, the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research is presented by the Library Research Round Table of the American Library Association (ALA). As the editorial team of the I Library Quarterly i , we try to craft each issue to contain innovative, reflective, challenging, and insightful research about libraries and their communities. [Extracted from the article]

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue including political concepts behind social justice, justice role of libraries as institutions and social justice curriculum.

An introduction is presented in which the authors discuss papers within the issue that were presented at the 2014 Symposium on Diversity and Library and Information Science (LIS) Education on topics including access to digital-based resources, diversity in LIS education, and how social justice impacts library activities.

The field of library and information science (LIS) has long struggled with issues of diversity and inclusion in the composition of information professionals, in educational content, and in connecting with many communities. Yet the field has also produced many innovative approaches to meeting unique community needs and incorporating issues of justice, rights, and equity into educational activities. Although these approaches rarely connect education and advocacy, connecting these two can both facilitate better sharing of best practices in these areas and enable the educational and professional efforts of the field to better complement one another. Building on the "virtuous circle" concept that a truly effective focus on inclusion in the field will require involvement of both educators and professionals, this article offers a series of cases from LIS education programs and information institutions focusing on intersecting issues of diversity, inclusion, rights, justice, and equity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented to the issue of the journal that discusses topics such as appointments to the editorial board, departing editors, and research about libraries.

An introduction is presented to the special theme of the issue, the work and influence of the publication's outgoing editor, John Carlo Bertot.

The authors, the incoming editorial team of "Library Quarterly," discuss the history and future of the publication. They note that not long after its founding in 1931, the publication began to address the social and community roles of the library in addition to more narrow library-science topics. They compare the challenges facing U.S. libraries during the recent Great Recession with those of the 1930s Great Depression.

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses the feature "New Voices in Library Scholarship" in the journal and states that the feature is part of an attempt to expand scholarly dialogue in the field of library research.

Purpose: People with disabilities are less active and experience increased burden of disease compared to those without disabilities. Leisure time physical activity (LTPA) participation is strongly related to improved health in all populations. Despite this, research with amputees focuses heavily on prosthetic design and function, leaving amputees an under-represented population in LTPA and motivation research. This study explored the lived experiences of motivation to engage in LTPA among amputees. Method: Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach, influenced by understandings of embodiment and Self-Determination Theory (SDT), was used. Six people with lower extremity, acquired amputations created a photo-diary of their motivations to be active and participated in two in-depth interviews each. Results: Study findings suggest motivations to be active among amputees are primarily influenced by personal relationships. Barriers, facilitators, and processes to be active provided insight into how LTPA participation may be affected by more than motivation. Embodiment was experienced as bodily integration of the prosthesis. Conclusions: There is evidence that the relationship between motivation and participation is not direct, but influenced by facilitators, barriers, and processes to be active. The results suggest strategies to increase activity among amputees by emphasizing LTPA with others, improving the built environment, and ensuring prosthesis fit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the contributions of Greg Holt to public libraries. Topics include a background on Holt's education, his becoming the executive director and city librarian of the Saint Louis Public Library (SLPL) in 1987, and an overview of his other career highlights. Also mentioned is his editorship of the journal "Public Library Quarterly."

In the United States, the occupation of law librarianship has existed longer than the American Library Association, and law librarians have their own professional organization that is now more than 100 years old. Throughout this history, however, the related issues of degree requirements and education standards for law librarians have been repeatedly discussed, but never resolved. While some of this inertia may arise from each organization hoping that the other would settle the issue, the largest challenges appear to stem from a lack of communication between law librarians and other parts of the field and a near-complete neglect of the education of law librarians--along with law libraries as an entity--in overall library pedagogical and research discourse. This article explores the roots of the long-running concerns about the educational preparation of and the professional standards for law librarians in the United States and offers ways in which library and information science educators can contribute to addressing these concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors of this article contend that politics is an integral part of public library leadership. Most of the work that public librarians do is designed to build citizenship knowledge and improve some aspect of social justice. Politics is a library imperative because a heavy percentage of institutional funding is tied to public funding, which is a major part of total library financial support. Political considerations, therefore, are a major concern in acquiring and retaining funding that will bring libraries and their constituents to a brighter future. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

An introduction is presented to the issue of the journal that discusses topics such as the cover design, printers' marks, and the departure of editor Karen Nipps.

As technology continues to advance at a rapid rate, it is increasingly important to consider how information policies are formulated and the impact that they have on both the public's access to information and the roles of information professionals. As such, current and future information professionals must be adequately prepared through education to work with information policies and their ramifications. The breadth of information policy, as it acts as a meta-policy for other policy areas, and the depth of specific information policies that arise from communication, economic, and political issues, inform this discussion of the challenges and opportunities involved with teaching information policy to library and information science students, as well as to other audiences. Drawing from both past research efforts and extensive teaching experience, this article introduces a conceptual understanding of information policy; uses examples of how the library and information studies community has responded to information policies in the past to further this understanding; and finally, provides a discussion of different ways in which to teach this complicated, but critical topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An introduction is presented in which editor discusses various articles within the issue on topics including reading in prison libraries, early literacy in public libraries and value of a master of library science degree.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the special issue on libraries in the U.S.

The article announces that two articles within the issue including "Teens, Technology, and Libraries: An Uncertain Relationship" by Denise E. Agosto and colleagues have won the Jesse H. Shera Award for Distinguished Published Research, highlighting the importance of academic journals.

Events unfolding around the COVID-19 pandemic have historical parallels, particularly relating to health disparities and health injustice; limited health information literacy; failure of the US federal government to launch an organized response and clearly inform the public; and widespread misinformation and disinformation, along with their health-damaging and life-threatening impacts. These themes have been prominent during earlier pandemics, including smallpox outbreaks and the 1918 influenza pandemic. In this article, we discuss these themes and findings from our exploratory investigation into how the 1918 influenza pandemic was portrayed in women's magazines, how extensive misinformation and disinformation circulated (especially patent medicine advertisements), and how libraries strove to overcome numerous challenges (similar to today's) to continue to meet the public's needs and help them navigate the flood of misinformation and disinformation. In conclusion, we discuss important lessons learned from previous pandemics that can help libraries to serve the public optimally during future pandemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents key data, findings, and analysis from the 2013 Digital Inclusion Survey, which is a national study of the ways in which public libraries promote digital inclusion in their communities. Survey questions addressed the provision of various public access technologies and infrastructure, educational efforts and training offerings related to technology use, and assistance of patrons with specific areas that are of interest to the community, such as employment, civic engagement, and government services. Survey results demonstrate the myriad ways in which public libraries prioritize their roles in promoting digital inclusion and view digital inclusion efforts as central to their missions to serve their communities. This article explores the successes and challenges that public libraries encounter in their efforts to build digitally inclusive communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The period of enrollment in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare,” positioned public libraries as a primary place for enrollment for individuals lacking sufficient levels of access or literacy to enroll on their own. Inclusion also thrust public libraries into the middle of a significant political and policy fray about the appropriateness and content of the law that encompassed national, state, and local politics. Building on the data from a national survey of the digital inclusion roles of public libraries, this article examines the health literacy and inclusion roles and initiatives of public libraries within the highly politicized context of health care following the passage of the ACA. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]