Empowering transgender population in India through community libraries

IF 0.4 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Annals of Library and Information Studies Pub Date : 2022-12-12 DOI:10.56042/alis.v68i4.54884

S. Dhanya, S. Thanuskodi

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Abstract

The paper attempts to identify the dilemmas faced by the transgender community in India with respect to their social life and information needs. Through a study of literature, the possibilities of introducing community libraries or Library-cum-Resource Centres (LRC) dedicated towards the betterment of transgender community in India have been explored. READ (Rural Education and Development) - a successful community library model has been discussed in the paper which could be adapted and modified to create such initiatives across the transgender populated areas of India. The limitations and implications are also discussed in the paper.

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通过社区图书馆增强印度跨性别人群的权能

本文试图确定印度跨性别群体在社会生活和信息需求方面面临的困境。通过对文献的研究，探索了引入社区图书馆或图书馆兼资源中心（LRC）的可能性，这些图书馆或资源中心致力于改善印度的跨性别群体。READ（农村教育与发展）-论文中讨论了一种成功的社区图书馆模式，可以对其进行调整和修改，以在印度跨性别人口稠密地区创建此类举措。文中还讨论了其局限性和影响。

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Annals of Library and Information Studies INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

1.60

自引率

16.70%

发文量

审稿时长

20 weeks

期刊介绍： Annals of Library and Information Studies is a leading quarterly journal in library and information studies publishing original papers, survey reports, reviews, short communications, and letters pertaining to library science, information science and computer applications in these fields.