%0 Journal Article %1 RivanoEckerdal2017 %A Rivano Eckerdal, Johanna %D 2017 %I Emerald Publishing Limited %J Journal of Documentation %K Agonistic bibliodocs literacy,Information pluralism,Citizenship,Critical,Democracy,Information studies,Libraries,Politics,Radical %N 5 %P 1010--1033 %R 10.1108/JD-12-2016-0152 %T Libraries, democracy, information literacy, and citizenship %U http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/JD-12-2016-0152 %V 73 %X Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advocate and contribute to a more nuanced and discerning argument when ascribing a democratic role to libraries and activities related to information literacy. Design/methodology/approach The connections between democracy and libraries as well as between citizenship and information literacy are analysed by using Mouffe's agonistic pluralism. One example is provided by a recent legislative change (the new Swedish Library Act) and the documents preceding it. A second, more detailed example concerns how information literacy may be conceptualised when related to young women's sexual and reproductive health. Crucial in both examples are the suggestions of routes to travel that support equality and inclusion for all. Findings Within an agonistic approach, democracy concerns equality and interest in making efforts to include the less privileged. The inclusion of a democratic aim, directed towards everyone, for libraries in the new Library Act can be argued to emphasise the...

@article{RivanoEckerdal2017, abstract = {Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advocate and contribute to a more nuanced and discerning argument when ascribing a democratic role to libraries and activities related to information literacy. Design/methodology/approach The connections between democracy and libraries as well as between citizenship and information literacy are analysed by using Mouffe's agonistic pluralism. One example is provided by a recent legislative change (the new Swedish Library Act) and the documents preceding it. A second, more detailed example concerns how information literacy may be conceptualised when related to young women's sexual and reproductive health. Crucial in both examples are the suggestions of routes to travel that support equality and inclusion for all. Findings Within an agonistic approach, democracy concerns equality and interest in making efforts to include the less privileged. The inclusion of a democratic aim, directed towards everyone, for libraries in the new Library Act can be argued to emphasise the...}, added-at = {2018-06-06T10:57:26.000+0200}, author = {{Rivano Eckerdal}, Johanna}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/25f2c617b1d010d6d28e081551def10b8/merlo}, doi = {10.1108/JD-12-2016-0152}, interhash = {6f53f2b1c54cde46bf8181d1b7cebafc}, intrahash = {5f2c617b1d010d6d28e081551def10b8}, issn = {0022-0418}, journal = {Journal of Documentation}, keywords = {Agonistic bibliodocs literacy,Information pluralism,Citizenship,Critical,Democracy,Information studies,Libraries,Politics,Radical}, month = sep, number = 5, pages = {1010--1033}, publisher = { Emerald Publishing Limited }, timestamp = {2018-06-06T10:58:21.000+0200}, title = {{Libraries, democracy, information literacy, and citizenship}}, url = {http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/10.1108/JD-12-2016-0152}, volume = 73, year = 2017 }