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Collection Management , 2023

This study examined problems associated with unregulated access to Indigenous music materials in ... more This study examined problems associated with unregulated access to Indigenous music materials in the public domain, utilizing the HathiTrust Digital Library as a case study. It focused on music materials and employed content analysis, and descriptive statistics as major methodological instruments. This study revealed the presence of musical notation as a primary condition rendering materials vulnerable to potential exploitation. This study confirmed that unregulated access may expose sensitive content protected under NAGPRA. Methodologically, this study offered a model of critical assessment of multi-institutional digitized collections. Substantively, it proposed strategies to support the protection of Indigenous content in HathiTrust.

IFLA, 2021

This study maps the domain of indigenous librarianship. It conceives this field as constituted by... more This study maps the domain of indigenous librarianship. It conceives this field as constituted by theoretical, applied, and advocacy components. Indigeneity is theorized as an instrument that advances principles of indigenous rights in professional fields such as librarianship. The study offers the prospect of a revision of the traditional theory of librarianship by applying to this theory a notion of "living knowledge," which is prominent in indigenous scholarship. It overviews culturally sensitive practices of knowledge organization and management that constitute an applied component of indigenous librarianship.

Papers by Ulia Gosart (Popova)

Public Library Quarterly, 2024

Library Trends, 2024

In this longitudinal study, the authors (four of them, please see the copy to cite correctly) ex... more In this longitudinal study, the authors (four of them, please see the copy to cite correctly) explored institutional-level factors that may have contributed to the success of Native students in graduate library and information science (LIS) programs from 1990 to 2019. They used a mixed-methods design: first, they assessed patterns of participation of Native students in LIS for that period; next, they identified the LIS programs that graduated the most Native students and investigated them in depth using a case-study approach. The authors utilized data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE). They found that the low participation of Native students in LIS replicated overall trends in the participa- tion of Native students in graduate education in nontribal establish- ments. They also found that the low participation of Native students remained a major historical trend characterizing the participation of Native students in LIS. This study suggests that institutional factors contributing to the success of Native students in LIS include effec- tive recruitment, financial aid, and the assurance of their continuous enrollment and graduation via cohort learning, mentorship, flexibil- ity of curriculum choices, and practical experiences. Substantively, this study contributes to the understanding of factors affecting the participation of Native students in graduate education and serves as a foundation for further research into factors affecting Native students’ success in nontribal colleges. Methodologically, it offers a model replicable for similar investigations in other fields.

American Libraries Magazine , 2021

American Behavioral Scientist 58(1); Sage Publications, Jan 2014

In this study I examined examples of implementation of conservation policies initiated by the ado... more In this study I examined examples of implementation of conservation policies initiated by the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). I focused on the 101 conservation initiatives conducted during the period of 2002-2012 on the territories of groups classified by the international law as indigenous peoples. I assessed a degree to which conservation benefited indigenous communities as means to combat poverty and ecological degradation. I focused on the connections between the provisions of the CBD Article 8(j) that specified the importance of protecting indigenous and local communities’ traditional knowledge and practices (TK) to conservation, and the actual realities of conservation initiatives in which indigenous expertise was used. I learned that despite the wide use of elements composing TK in the projects examined, only certain communities benefited from the conservation initiatives, with a predominant part of beneficiaries located in the states that insured greater degree of legal and social protection to indigenous individuals as citizens of those states. For the most part conservation was imposed upon indigenous groups; some communities suffered displacement and poverty loosing the lands and resources to the conservation authorities. At the same time in other cases conservation projects offered an opportunity for indigenous individuals to advance their perspectives on managing traditional lands and natural environments and thus, to some degree, advanced underlining these groups’ interests. I concluded that collaborative work between indigenous groups and the outside agencies remains the key means toward improving the indigenous economies and relations with external actors while also serving as a means to care for the environment across geo-political boundaries.

World Library and Information Congress: 71th IFLA General Conference and Council, 2005

This paper argues that in rural settings of post-war societies libraries can work as vital source... more This paper argues that in rural settings of post-war societies libraries can work as vital sources of empowerment of women. The paper begins by stressing the impact of war on ethnic Albanian women in Kosovo. Women have limited access to health care, education and employment opportunities. Rape victims are stigmatized and ostracized by communities. The paper maintains by an analysis of causes of information deficiency in the post-war Kosovo to stress how and why rural libraries remain the only free sources of education for a community. As sources of information outside the traditional clan and family structures libraries function as the core sources of information literacy in the communities. The paper concludes with development of practical suggestions on how investing in rural library development can lead to women empowerment.

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Book Reviews by Ulia Gosart (Popova)

Slavic and East European Journal, 62.2., 2018