This agenda is a revised version of the Research Agenda for Women's Studies Librarianship
published in 2004 and has been updated by studying the research that
has been done since the first agenda was written (2001-2010) in order to
see what topics are still relevant and what new topics have emerged.
It is divided into two major fields: intellectual access, which relates
to the creation, access, description, collection, and teaching of
women and gender studies information resources, and professional
issues, which involves looking at the field of librarianship through a
feminist lens. The revised agenda is a collaborative project of
Research Committee members Marcia Barrett, Jennifer Gilley, Pamela
Salela, and Susan Wood.
If you are looking for a journal to publish research in any of these areas, check our:
List of publications to support the Research Agenda
| I. Intellectual Access |
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Database Coverage of Women and Gender Studies Materials |
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Discovery & Subject Access
(keywords, controlled vocabulary, tagging, subject headings, name authorities, physical classification) |
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Users--Information-seeking behavior/Users--Information needs analysis |
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Collection development and evaluation |
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Women's archives and special libraries |
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Scholarly Communications |
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Information literacy and women's studies in higher education |
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| II. Professional Issues |
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Feminism & librarianship |
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History of Women in librarianship |
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