Editorial: Beyond Posters: On Hospitality in Libtech

• Main Author: Ruth Kitchin Tillman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Code4Lib 2018-05-01
• Series: Code4Lib Journal
• Online Access: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/13432

In this editorial, I will be using the word hospitality to mean the intentional welcome of others into a space which one currently occupies, possibly as a member of a dominant group. I do not wish to encourage the idea that one should cultivate or maintain a role of benevolent host in a way that forces others to remain forever guest or outsider, although there will always be newcomers. Hospitality may be a first step to ceding one's position as host in a space. It may be expanding that space to become a place with many potential hosts, each respected for their varied contributions and skillsets. It may also be supporting those in a different space or a different role, such as those who use the technologies we build and support (both colleagues and patrons), and respecting them in that space.