John Mack Freeman - TLP You Work for the Public; скачать в хорошем качестве

John Mack Freeman - TLP You Work for the Public;

Too often, anti‑DEI arguments claim that librarians and public workers deserve a special sphere of protected “thought privacy,” where belief can be separated from professional obligation, and that equity efforts violate it. Dr. John Mack Freeman, Assistant Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives and Director of the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons at the Georgia Tech Library, challenges this premise head‑on in his new Political Librarian article, arguing that librarians are public servants whose responsibilities extend beyond personal ideology. Drawing on legal history, workplace ethics, and years of professional experience, Freeman rejects the idea that DEI initiatives are coercive or censorious. Instead, he shows how accountability, transparency, and equitable labor practices are central to public trust and public funding. This session will help attendees understand how “neutrality” and intellectual distance arguments are being used as political tools, and what a professional, ethical, and democratic response looks like.