"A good intention gone awry": Queering makerspaces to support queer creators. Issue 1 (18th October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Floegel, Diana
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 56:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 395
• Page End: 398
• Publication Date: 2019-10-18
• Subjects: Queer -- Makerspaces -- Library Services -- Creation -- Qualitative Methods; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.36
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Although library makerspaces encourage community‐building and creativity, normative values in libraries may prevent queer individuals from using these spaces. Interviews with 11 adult queer entertainment media (EM) creators were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory to explore participants' perspectives on creating in libraries. Opportunities and obstacles related to physical spaces, community relationships, and resources demonstrate that makerspaces should be considered within overall contexts of library services in order to examine libraries' utility for queer people. Results support the idea that makerspaces need to be woven into library programs and services more broadly to make libraries more inclusive environments.