Table of contents
2. The School, the Library and the Feminist
Hélène FawcettThe librarian who works in a school will find that she is rubbing against rather than with the grain when she tries to practise “feminist values” in the management of the school…
3. Stock Selection
Jane LittleThe materials (books, records, information materials) we have in our libraries and lend are the basis of our services; they are our response to the needs of our users and…
4. Feminism and Education for Library and Information Work
Margaret RedfernSince feminism is a political stance which draws attention to the external factors which limit women's lives we can predict that it may be slow to make an impact in a professional…
5. BiblioFem and the Fawcett Library
Fiona PirieBiblioFem A key bibliographic tool for retrieval of information on women is BiblioFem, a combined catalogue and bibliography on microfiche. As a catalogue, BiblioFem is a record…
6. The Perceived Role and Status of Women in UK Librarianship
Gillian A. BurringtonResearch into the role and status of women in British librarianship was undertaken between 1980 and 1984. The hypothesis examined was that women's under‐representation in senior…
7. Women in Libraries: Status and Orientation to Work
Sheila RitchieThis article draws on research completed in Autumn 1984, and funded by the British Library Research and Development Department.
8. The Power of Women in Libraries
Avril V. Rolph“At 7p.m. on Thursday 18th September there will be an open meeting for any women interested in helping to organise a ‘Feminism and Library Work’ conference…” began the…
9. Working your Way up the Ladder:: An Updating of Advice to Women Librarians and Information Managers
Patricia Layzell WardAn earlier version of this article appeared in print in 1981 following participation in a workshop which had taken what seemed to me to be a negative view of discrimination. It…
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