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‘If RLUK academic librarians agree that digital strategies are in need of a (critical) decolonising process, powerful institutional change can occur, despite the intersection of education and technology with unethical values.’ – A Critical Discourse
The purpose of this paper is a call of action for Academic librarians to review their approach and definition of ‘Digital Inequality’. The paper argues for new definitions to be developed by Academic Libraries, within their digital policies, which incorporate Critical theory based, intersectional, non - techno deterministic approaches. Academic librarians, especially those from the Global North must recognise the role Higher Education and Librarians have in upholding digital inequalities through their current lack of critical awareness and critical approaches. Only by asking ourselves difficult questions about what we understand about ourselves and the institutions we work in can radical digital equity truly begin

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