How do LIS methodologies and frameworks center people with disabilities?

Anderson, Amelia; Phillips, Abigail

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Title

How do LIS methodologies and frameworks center people with disabilities?

Author(s)

• Anderson, Amelia
• Phillips, Abigail

Issue Date

2025-03-11

Keyword(s)

• Disability
• Research synthesis
• Library patrons

Abstract

In Library and Information Science (LIS), practitioners meet the needs of their users through tailored services. One subset of library users are individuals with disabilities. This review analyzes how papers published in the LIS literature address library users with disabilities through research methodologies and frameworks. Initial findings suggest that work about library users with disabilities still employs methods that generate data from others, not directly from users with disabilities themselves. Results from this study bring about a call to action for more inclusive, expansive work in LIS research to learn directly from individuals with disabilities.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2025 Proceedings

Type of Resource

Other

Genre of Resource

Conference Poster

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/126207

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Copyright 2025 is held by Amelia Anderson and Abigail Phillips. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the author.

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