Library and information institutions are colonial constructs that have collected and organized indigenous knowledge, but are they really inclusive? Using examples from Canada and New Zealand, this talk considers whether the answer to this question is to decolonize these institutions or to focus on indigenizing them.
Speaker
As Dodson Visiting Professor at the UBC iSchool during the 2015-2016 academic year, Dr. Spencer Lilley is a Senior Lecturer in Te Pūtahi a Toi, the School of Māori Art, Knowledge and Education at Massey University in Palmerston North, New Zealand. His Māori tribal affiliations are to Te Atiawa, Muaūpoko and Ngāpuhi. Having published widely, his research interests focus on Indigenous information behaviour, Māori information literacy issues and professional and cultural development issues for Māori library and information management staff. Before assuming his academic position Dr Lilley held leadership positions in the University and Special library sectors, specializing in the development and delivery of library and information services to Māori clients. Dr Lilley is an Honorary Life Member of Te Rōpū Whakahau (Māori in libraries and information management) and is a Fellow and former President of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa.
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Lilley, S. (2012). The impact of cultural values on maori information behaviour. Libri, 62(4), 377-388. doi:10.1515/libri-2012-0029 [Link]
Lilley, S. C., & Lilley, S. C. (07/04/2015). Cataloging & classification quarterly: Ka Pō, ka ao, ka awatea: The interface between epistemology and māori subject headings Haworth Press Inc. doi:10.1080/01639374.2015.1009671 [Link]
Szekely, C., Te Rōpū Whakahau, Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa, & New Zealand Library and Information Association. (1997). Te ara tika: Guiding voices : Maori opinion on libraries and information needs. Wellington, N.Z: New Zealand Library and Information Association, Te Rau Herenga o Aotearoa and Te Ropu Whakahau, Maori Library and Information Workers’ Association. [Available at Xwi7xwa Library reference (non-circulating) – PD S94 T43 1997]
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