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Empowering transgender population in India through community libraries

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Title Statement Empowering transgender population in India through community libraries
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name S, Dhanya ; Alagappa University Karaikudi Tamilnadu 630 003
S, Thanuskodi ; Alagappa University Karaikudi Tamilnadu 630 003
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Library Science; Information Science; User services
Transgender; Community libraries; Information Poverty; Library services
 
Summary, etc. <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="section"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>The paper attempts to identify the dilemmas faced by the transgender community in India with respect to their social life and information needs. Through a study of literature, the possibilities of introducing community libraries or Library-cum- Resource Centres (LRC) dedicated towards the betterment of transgender community in India have been explored. READ (Rural Education and Development) - a successful community library model has been discussed in the paper which could be adapted and modified to create such initiatives across the transgender populated areas of India. The limitations and implications are also discussed in the paper.</p></div></div></div></div>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS)
2021-12-15 05:04:42
 
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http://op.niscair.res.in/index.php/ALIS/article/view/54884
 
Data Source Entry Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS); ##issue.vol## 68, ##issue.no## 4 (2021): Annals of Library and Information Studies
 
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