Digital Humanities
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Inquiries into culture, meaning, and human value meet emerging technologies and cutting-edge skills at Pratt Institute's School of Information

Author: Maddy Casey

Maddy Casey is a Masters of Library and Information Science student (graduating Spring 2025). She particularly enjoys exploring digital preservation, metadata, and critical data literacy. Her interest in library science is driven by a passion for ethically making information accessible, engaging, and the opportunities information science presents in service of that goal. She is also interested in making the labor of digital work visible, and exploring the ethical implications of the ways in which information is constructed.
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We Need to get Uncomfortable: Navigating Advocacy for Frequently Banned and Challenged Books that Depict Trauma in Libraries

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AbstractThe recent spike in attempts to ban books within the United States necessitates attention within librarianship, as to the root causes of book challenges, and the similarities and attributes of frequently challenged books. This analysis utilizes topic modeling to explore the content of frequently challenged and banned literature, in order to inform debate about how to address attempts to ban…

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