The role of library and information sciences (LIS) in, for, and about Arctic and Northern studies is underexplored. This book examines the intersection of LIS and Arctic/Northern scholarship, research, and study by considering the Arctic and North as a global information-knowledge society; demonstrates practical and applied ways that librarians, archivists, curators, and other information scholars and professionals can participate and have participated in real activities within Arctic and Northern environments; explains how LIS as a discipline focused on data, information, and knowledge has a significant role to play in Arctic and Northern endeavours; and emphasises the inter-/multi- disciplinary nature of what are Arctic studies and Northern studies and the placement of LIS into that structure. Even though LIS has historically been overlooked in Northern and Arctic matters, this book suggests that LIS is in a remarkable position to add value to future Arctic/Northern studies. Thisbook is of interest to scientists, researchers, scholars, educators, professionals, and students globally working in Northern and Arctic contexts and/or with Northern and Arctic pursuits in mind.

Adds scholarship where very little extant published literature exists Addresses critical and timely topics pertinent to both LIS and Arctic/Northern studies Offers new and updated historical accounts and future endeavours of Arctic/Northern institutions and projects

Autorentext

Spencer Acadia is a former librarian and information specialist of 10+ years, now a Library and Information Sciences (LIS) educator, researcher, author, and editor. Dr. Acadia currently works as an assistant professor in the Research Methods and Information Science Department at the University of Denver in Denver, Colorado.

In addition to an MLS degree, Dr. Acadia has a PhD in sociology as well as an MA and BA in psychology. 

Dr. Acadia's primary interests in research and writing are libraries as dysfunctional organizations and workplaces, digital sociology in LIS, LIS in, for, and about the Arctic and North.

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Connecting LIS to Arctic and Northern Studies.- Chapter 2. The Polar Libraries Colloquy.- Chapter 3. The Decolonization of Arctic Library and Archives Metadata (DALAM) Thematic Network at the University of the Arctic.- Chapter 4. Polar Correspondence in an English City: The Scott Polar Research Institute Library.- Chapter 5. A Review of the Culturally Responsive Guidelines of Alaska Public Libraries.- Chapter 6. The Liquid Arctic and Digitalization.- Chapter 7. The Limits of Everyday Digitalization in the Arctic: A Digital Security Perspective.- Chapter 8. Polar Research Data Management: Understanding Technical Implementation and Policy Decisions in the Era of FAIR Data.- Chapter 9. Tracking and Unlocking the Past: Documentation of Arctic Indigenous Languages.- Chapter 10. Enhancing Digital Libraries through Digital Storytelling: The Case of the Inuvialuit Digital Library.- Chapter 11. Digital Humanities of the North: Open Access to Research Data for Multiple User Groups.- Chapter 12. Selected Sources of Information about the History of Exploration of the Arctic Region from the Collection of the Siberian Federal University Scientific Library.- Chapter 13. A Descriptive Review of Research Studies by the Central Libraries of the Far Northern Regions of the Northwestern, Ural, and Siberian Federal Districts and the Far Eastern Federal District During 20172020.- Chapter 14. The Irish Impact: Charting a Course for the Development of Historical Arctic and Northern Studies on the Island of Ireland.- Chapter 15. Part I: Library and Archival Engagement and Outreach Program Using Sources from the Arctic and Northern Regions.- Chapter 16. Part II: Using Arctic and Northern Sources for Information and Archival Literacy and Research