Index
Scott Sikes
(Emory & Henry College, USA)
ISBN: 978-1-80382-380-5, eISBN: 978-1-80382-379-9
ISSN: 0065-2830
Publication date: 1 March 2023
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Sikes, S. (2023), "Index", Toward New Possibilities for Library and Information Science: The Use of Social Media in the 2018 West Virginia Teachers' Strike (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 51), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 147-150. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020230000051011
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Copyright © 2023 Scott Sikes
INDEX
Academic disciplines, question of
, 17–19
Academic specialization
, 131
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
, 90
Appalachia
, 70–71
imagined
, 62–64
Appalachian dichotomy
, 63
Appalachian identity and resistance
, 35–37
Appalachian region, research and
, 4–6
Appalachian Regional Commission
, 4, 62
Arab Spring
, 34
Archives
, 19
Bigger picture
, 102–103
Black Lives Matter
, 34
Bricolage
, 72
using qualitative and interpretivist methods for critical inquiry
, 73–74
spirit of ethnography
, 74–77
Collective action
, 35, 41–50, 61
implications for
, 53–54
and LIS
, 38–39
theory
, 30–32, 54
Collective identity
, 58–59
importance of
, 116–118
and LIS
, 39–40
sense of
, 109
Comps process
, 124–125
Comte's philosophy
, 67
Constructivist grounded theory concept
, 81
Contemporary social movements
, 50, 52–53
Creativity
, 127–129
Critical inquiry
, 20–23
using qualitative and interpretivist methods for
, 73–74
Critical self-reflection
, 23
Critical theory
, 49, 69, 73
and LIS
, 37–38
Crowd-sourced strike
, 28
Data analysis process
, 66, 79–81
Democracy, promise of
, 54–55
Democratic process
, 108
Dialectical thinking
, 20–23
and critical perspective
, 48–50
Digital communications technologies
, 54
Digital information and communication technologies
, 20, 119
Digital technologies
, 28, 55
Education
, 103
issues of social justice in LIS scholarship and
, 3–4
Enlightenment
program
, 67
rationalism
, 67
Ethnography, spirit of
, 74–77
Facebook
, 57, 93–94, 97, 106–107, 115
False dichotomies
, 46–48
Feminist scholarship
, 68
#55Strong
, 99–101
Frankfurt School
, 38
Global pandemic, research in midst of
, 122–124
Graduate school
, 9
Grassroots model
, 47
Great Refusal
, 49
Grounded theory
, 79
Higher education
, 11–12
Humanity, embracing our
, 126–127
Immanent transcendence
, 68–70
Information
, 18, 127, 129
organizations
, 44
sciences
, 19
Information and communication technologies (ICTs)
, 28, 31, 41, 59, 111
Insurance
, 92–93
Internet
, 57
Interpretivist methods for critical inquiry
, 73–74
Interview process
, 77
iSchool movement
, 19
Knowledge, pursuit of
, 15–17
Labor strike
, 20
Labor unions
, 63
Library and information sciences (LIS)
, 1
collective action and
, 38–39
collective identity and
, 39–40
critical theory and
, 37–38
issues of social justice in LIS scholarship and education
, 3–4
question of academic disciplines and LIS perspective
, 17–19
theoretical implications for field of
, 37
Marketplace
, 11–12
Methodological conundrum critical perspective and
, 67–72
Modernity
, 45
Museums
, 19
Mystery and wonder
contradictions of my own position
, 13–15
dialectical thinking, critical inquiry, and transcendence
, 20–23
higher education and marketplace
, 11–12
pursuit of knowledge
, 15–17
question of academic disciplines and LIS perspective
, 17–19
reflective journey
, 23–26
Occupy movement
, 116
Occupy Wall Street
, 34, 47
Online social networking
, 59
technologies
, 52
Personal interviews
, 77
Place
, 61
Place-based identity
, 60–62
Positive philosophy
, 66
Postmodern philosophical paradigm
, 16
Private group Facebook pages
, 113
Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA)
, 92, 102, 106
Public libraries
, 38–39, 44
Puzzle of academic research
building bricolage
, 72–77
critical perspective and methodological conundrum
, 67–72
data analysis
, 79–81
immanent transcendence
, 68–70
methods of research
, 77–81
sampling and procedures
, 78–79
slaying positivist father
, 66–67
sociopolitical positionality
, 70–72
unruly doubts and tumultuous realities
, 81–84
Qualitative methods
, 67
for critical inquiry
, 73–74
Quantitative method
, 67
Rational thought models
, 44
Rationalism
importance of collective identity
, 116–118
social media and strike
, 113–114
strike as successful failure
, 114–116
transcendent moment
, 118–119
Rationality
, 131
Recruitment process
, 82
Reduction in force (RIF)
, 91
Reflective journey
embracing connection
, 129–132
embracing creativity
, 127–129
embracing our humanity
, 126–127
particular form of torture
, 124–126
research in midst of global pandemic
, 122–124
toward new possibilities
, 126
Refusal/resistance
, 62–64
Resistance, appalachian identity and
, 35–37
Respect
, 97
Right-to-work laws
, 28
Self-interest, overcoming problem of
, 42–44
Social justice in LIS scholarship and education, issues of
, 3
Social media
, 6, 19–20, 34, 52–56, 60, 112–114, 119
Appalachian identity and resistance
, 35–37
critical perspective of social media and protest
, 55–58
decline of institutions and rise of social media
, 32–35
and identity
, 59–60
impact on strike
, 107–108
platforms
, 31
revolutions
, 115
role in strike
, 105–106
theoretical implications for field of LIS
, 37–40
understanding collective action
, 30–32
Social movements
, 41–59, 119
Social networking sites
, 52
Sociopolitical positionality
, 70–72
Story
assembling
, 87–88
processing
, 105
role of social media in strike
, 105–106
sense of collective identity
, 109
impact of social media on strike
, 107–108
Storytelling
, 89
beginnings
, 89
bigger picture
, 102–103
caught in middle
, 91–92
Facebook
, 93–94
#55Strong
, 99–101
importance of
, 85–87
information
, 95–96
insurance
, 92–93
kids
, 103–105
on strike
, 93
talking about union can be complicated
, 90–91
Strikes
, 28, 113–114
impact of social media on
, 107–108
social media role in
, 105–106
as successful failure
, 114–116
Striking teachers
, 109
Techno-centrism and modern world
, 50–51
Technology
, 50–58
technology-driven networks
, 32
Theoretical and epistemological frameworks
collective action and social movements
, 41
collective identity, place, and refusal
, 58
collective identity and social movements
, 58–59
critical perspective of social media and protest
, 55–58
false dichotomies
, 46–48
imagined Appalachia and refusal/resistance
, 62–64
implications for collective action
, 53–54
meaning in contradiction
, 48–50
overcoming problem of self-interest
, 42–44
place-based identity
, 60–62
rationalism, modernity, and discontents
, 44–46
social media and contemporary social movements
, 52–53
social media and identity
, 59–60
social media and promise of democracy
, 54–55
techno-centrism and modern world
, 50–51
technology and social movements
, 50
Traditional information organizations
, 19
Transcendence
, 20–23
Transcendent moment
, 118–119
Two-county regional library system
, 2
Union leaders
, 113
University of Tennessee-Knoxville (UTK)
, 2
West Virginia Education Association (WVEA)
, 90
West Virginia teachers’ strike (2018)
, 6–7, 19, 25, 27, 41, 105, 111–112, 116
West Virginia's identity
, 64
Wildcat strike
, 28
Witnessing contemporary movements
, 72
Zoom online meeting platform
, 79
- Prelims
- Introduction
- Chapter One: Mystery and Wonder
- Chapter Two: The Strike and Issues of Social Media
- Chapter Three: Theoretical and Epistemological Frameworks
- Chapter Four: The Puzzle of Academic Research
- Chapter Five: Telling the Story
- Chapter Six: Beyond Rationalism
- Chapter Seven: A Reflective Journey
- References
- Index