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¡Presente!: Affirming Latinx voices within health sciences library scholarship

Increasing diverse author representation within medical librarianship scholarship among BIPOC information professionals is an important endeavor that requires closer examination. This commentary looks to examine the ways in which the profession can support Latinx librarians and library workers in fu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Weeks, Aidy, Justice, Adela V., Nugent, Ruby, Rodriguez, Bredny, Linares, Brenda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8608181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34858107
http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2021.1295
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Sumario:Increasing diverse author representation within medical librarianship scholarship among BIPOC information professionals is an important endeavor that requires closer examination. This commentary looks to examine the ways in which the profession can support Latinx librarians and library workers in fully participating within the scholarly pipeline by exploring our unique and authentic voices, structural barriers, hesitation and fears, Whiteness in the profession and knowledge production, bias in the peer review process, lack of resources and support, and finally, a call to action.