Sexual and gender minority information behaviour and deficits: A case for increased access in a rural context.

Wade Kelly, Lisa Given

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Abstract

Presents results from qualitative focus groups with rural educators concerning information needs of sexual and gender minority (SGM) students. Observations on messaging in the physicalenvironment, curricular materials, and internet filtering are provided. The findings document theimportance of schools being responsive to, and accountable for, SGM students' information needs.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the CAIS 2014
EditorsMatthew Griffis, Heidi Julien, Lisa Given
Place of PublicationCanada
PublisherCanadian Association for Information Science
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science: Connecting Across Borders: Globalization and Information Science Research - Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada
Duration: 28 May 201430 May 2014
http://cais-acsi.ca/cais-conferences/ (CAIS website)
https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ojs.cais-acsi.ca/index.php/cais-asci/issue/view/33 (Conference proceedings)

Conference

Conference42nd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science
Country/TerritoryCanada
CitySt. Catharines
Period28/05/1430/05/14
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