Abstract
In academic libraries, “codes of conduct” are policies that define what people who use those libraries are allowed to do in library spaces and serve as rules for enforcement. In this policy discourse analysis, the author examines these policies to understand what dominant discourses emerge about students who use libraries. The discourses represented in these policies portray students through frames of deficit thinking, adultism, exclusion, and surveillance. The study advocates for a critical shift in the design and purpose of these policies, and the results may inspire academic librarians to revise their policies to center care and respect for students.
Department
University Library Scholarship
Publication Date
2021
Journal Title
College & Research Libraries
Publisher
American Library Association
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Bresnahan, Megan, "How Policies Portray Students: A Discourse Analysis of Codes of Conduct in Academic Libraries" (2021). College & Research Libraries. 1222.
https://scholars.unh.edu/faculty_pubs/1222
Comments
This is a preprint of an article to be published by the American Library Association in College & Research Libraries in 2022. It will be available online.