Shaping Institutional Change: Assessment of Diversity Programming at a Comprehensive University Library

to Liza Palmer, Creative and Fine Arts Librarian at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and Anne Pemberton, Coordinator of Instructional Services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington

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This project will attempt to measure institutional change in Randall Library by assessing the impact that the library diversity committee and diversity programming have on the library staff (including librarians, paraprofessionals, and student assistants). The project was submitted under this year's Research Topic 3 – The Role of the Diversity Committee, Liaison, or Officer in the Creation of Institutional Change in Libraries.

Resulting publications & presentations:

  • Palmer, Liz & Pemberton, Anne (2008). “Shaping Institutional Change: Assessment of Diversity Programming at a Comprehensive University Library.” Spectrum of the Future, 2008. KLA/KSMA, SELA, ARL NDLC Conference, Louisville, KY, Wednesday, October 1.

Awards Won

Title Year
Diversity Research Grant

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The 91´«Ã½ Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services sponsors this grant program which began in 2002 to address critical gaps in the knowledge of equity, diversity, and inclusion issues within library and information science.

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