I think it is best to keep it as a historical archive

My query may be only pertinent for the USA, where decolonization is a necessary part of library and archive practice due to the degree of racist, capitalist and colonialist content of American libraries and the exclusion of a large part of local and indigenous histories.

Dear Mr. Weber!

I hereby searched for resources you may consider of value for your work:

1) Lilley S. Transformation of library and information management: Decolonization or Indigenization? IFLA Journal. 2021;47(3):305-312. doi:10.1177/03400352211023071 Available at: Article Transformation of library and information management: Decolo...

2) María Faciolince and Duncan Green 2021. Decolonizing Open Access in Development Research One Door Opens: Another Door Shuts, evelopment and Change 52(2): 373–382. DOI: 10.1111/dech.12633, © 2021 International Institute of Social Studies Free access: Article One Door Opens: Another Door Shuts?

3) A case-study: Beth Jachimiak (2021) Decolonizing the Academic Library’s Juvenile Collection, Collection Management, 46:3-4, 186-189, DOI: 10.1080/01462679.2020.1861492 Available at:

Article Decolonizing the Academic Library’s Juvenile Collection

Yours sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely

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