In the shadow of a uniquely American struggle for racial equality, who were we historically in the library and information science (LIS) professions and how has it shaped who we are in the present? An honest acceptance is important to realistically move forward in the future. On the occasion to commemorate Library Quarterly’s tenth decade, this article reflects on “owning up” of historical and contemporary White-IST trends considered “normative” in LIS for authentic transformations to expand diversity and social justice within its privileged canon and ranks. The representational form of the term “White [dash] IST” (in ALL CAPS) is coined in the article as an amalgamation of “White + Elitist” practices during six phases in LIS of the past and the present. An owning up of historical lapses and identifying limitations in contemporary LIS practices is important for reconciliation, retribution, and overcoming White-IST tendencies that exist even today.

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LIS的白人-IST趋势“拥有”到进一步的真正转变

在美国为种族平等而进行的独特斗争的阴影下，我们在图书馆和信息科学（LIS）领域历来是谁？它如何塑造了我们现在的身份？诚实接受对于将来切实向前迈进至关重要。在纪念图书馆季刊十周年之际，本文反映了“拥有” LIS中被视为“规范”的历史和当代White-IST趋势，以进行真正的转型，以在其特权标准和职级内扩大多样性和社会正义。术语“ White IST”（在所有大写中）的表示形式是在过去和现在的LIS的六个阶段中“ White + Elitist”实践的合并而成。