Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Resources

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Core's Diversity and Inclusion Committee is committed to supporting libraries in incorporating the tenets of anti-racism, diversity, and inclusion into day-to-day library operations and Core committee work. With this goal in mind, the committee has compiled a sampling of free resources and tools explicitly related to access & equity, building & operations, leadership & management, metadata & collections, preservation, and technology. It includes resources on training, outreach, recruitment and employment, grants and scholarships, and organizations. .

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Last updated on April 25, 2022

General Resources

  • “This webinar, presented by the Race Forward Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE), presented an overview of concepts and approaches libraries are using to reduce racial barriers in their work. Case examples from shed light on ways that focusing on racial barriers is yielding improved service for all patrons and staff.”

  • Features key resources, standards, and competencies across 91传媒, major initiatives, partnerships, opportunities to get involved, policies, guidelines, and reports.

by Tiffany McClary, from the NJ State Library

  • “In this recorded Choice webinar, Austin Public Library Director Roosevelt Weeks offers guidance for libraries on how to effectively organize for diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice. Weeks stresses that transforming libraries into equitable and inclusive institutions is accomplished by driving change from within – and in order to stick, systemic change must be enacted from all levels within an organization’s structure.”

  • “As microcosms of larger society, libraries are faced with issues of inequity, discrimination, social privilege, and social marginalization. This webinar will briefly discuss the history of unequal access in LIS, and discuss the ways in which librarians can combat this history by becoming culturally competent professionals. -- Dr. Nicole Amy Cooke, Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign”

by Lindsay McKenzie, from Inside Higher Ed

  • “Fostering diversity, equity and inclusion in academic libraries is more important to library leaders now than it was in 2019, but many are uncertain about the effectiveness of their strategies.”

Articles (Open Access)

Birch, S., Stapleton, S., & Vargas-Betancourt, M. (2020). . College & Research Libraries News, 81(7), 345.

Morgan-Daniel, J., Goodman, X. Y., Franklin, S. G., Bartley, K., Noe, M. N., & Pionke, J. (2021). . Journal of the Medical Library Association, 109(1).

Redd, R. T., Sims, A., & Weekes, T. (2020). . Journal of Library Administration, 60(3), 263-281.

Sanchez-Rodriguez, N. A. (2020). . Journal of Library Administration, 61(2), 185-206.

Organizations

  • Rainbow Round Table (RRT)
    • Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the 91传媒 is committed to serving the information needs of the LGBTQIA+ professional library community, and the LGBTQIA+ information and access needs of individuals at large. We are committed to encouraging and supporting the free and necessary access to all information, as reflected by the missions of the 91传媒.

  • The National Diversity Council (NDC) is the first non-profit organization to proactively bring together private, public, and non-profit sectors to examine the many dimensions and benefits of a multicultural environment.

Training

  • Discover & connect with library experts in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion.

  • Provided by the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. This toolkit is meant for anyone who feels there is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity in social relationships, both on a micro (individual) and macro (communal) level. Perhaps you are a teacher, youth group facilitator, student affairs personnel, or manage a team that works with an underserved population. Training of this kind can provide historical context about the politics of identity and the dynamics of power and privilege or help build greater self-awareness.

  • The staff of the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS) is available to facilitate training and in-service days; give a keynote and other presentations; and provide one-time or ongoing support in strategic planning for equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Outreach

  • The 91传媒 Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS) administers and partners on programs and initiatives that support our mission. Provides outreach toolkits, booklists, a blog, and a newsletter.

  • Has your library created a reading list in support of racial justice? Great! Do you want to do more? Even better. Nicole Cooke will show us concrete steps to engage in critical self-reflection, to develop critical consciousness, and to focus on action and advocacy. She will share her thoughts and strategies on how to progress along this path towards substantive and sustainable personal change that will in turn change society.

Recruitment and Employment

  • “The ARL Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) is a yearlong program to prepare mid-career librarians from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and in the profession at large.”

  • “The program seeks to attract and retain individuals who demonstrate excellent potential for scholastic and personal achievement and who manifest a commitment both to the archives and special collections profession and to advancing diversity concerns within it.”

  • An editorial from the Library Journal about how diversity isn't acted upon the way it is talked about within the library profession.

by Gerald Holmes, from Library Diversity and Residency Studies

  • “This article provides recommendations and strategies for those seeking to either establish or strengthen a Library Diversity Residency program.”

Grants & Scholarships

  • “The Spectrum Scholarship Program actively recruits and provides scholarships to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander students to assist them with obtaining a graduate degree and leadership positions within the profession and 91传媒.”

    Note: Every year Core sponsors a Spectrum Scholar who is focued on some aspect of technology in libraries.

  • The goal of the ARL Kaleidoscope Program is to attract master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to careers in research libraries and archives.

Lois Mai Chan Professional Development Grant

  • “This grant was established in 2017 by the Cataloging and Metadata Management Section (CaMMS) of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) to honor the career and influence of Lois Mai Chan, distinguished leader, author, and mentor in the field of metadata creation and standards.”

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  • Awarded to an MLA member who has an interest in Latinx Community information services and wants to pursue a professional activity in the latest medical information services using the latest technical formats.

Do you know of a resource that focuses on access & equity, buildings & operations, leadership & management, metadata & collections, preservation, or technology and should be added to this list? !