Afterword. Section VI: Assessment -- Transitioning from passive to active diversity recruitment strategies: a case study / Toni Anaya and Charlene Maxey Harris -- A journey to hiring with heart: a case study on implementing leading practices in inclusive hiring / Annie B̌langer, Sarah Beaubien, Scott Ayotte, and Abigail Smathers -- Gendered ageism as a barrier to tenure-track librarianship / Sally Stieglitz -- Desperately seeking librarians with a disability / Kenneth D. Litwak -- Mentoring and diversity / Barbara Lewis, Matt Torrence, Tomaro Taylor, and Meghan Cook -- Bare witness: library leaders of color tell their stories of advancing into senior leadership positions / Kimberley Bugg. Section II: Professional development -- Your workforce is more than you think: looking at diversity and inclusion with student workers / Melanie Bopp -- Introducing cultural competency in libraries: a case study in grassroots professional development / Katherine Kapsidelis and Elizabeth Galoozis -- Embracing a culture of humility, diversity, and inclusion: a case study of an academic library's radical compassion programming / Latanya N. Jenkins and Elizabeth L. Sweet -- Cultural intelligence in academic libraries / Michele A. L. Villagran. Section III: Leveraging collegial networks -- Braving our blind spots: using a virtual book discussion group to continue conversations on implicit bias in libraries / Shannon Jones, Kelsa Bartley, Melissa DeSantis, Ryan Harris, Don Jason, and Dede Rios -- Bridging the gap between residencies and retention: a case study of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro's diversity resident librarian program and the inception of the library diversity institute / LaTesha Velez. Section IV: Reinforcing the message -- Critical analysis of ARL member institutions' diversity statements / V. Dozier, Sandra Enimil, and Adebola Fabiku. Section V: Organizational change -- The making of Emory Libraries' diversity, equity, and inclusion committee: a case study / Saira Raza, Melissa Hackman, Hannah Rutledge, Jina DuVernay, Nik Dragovic, and Erica Bruchko -- Framework for change: utilizing a university-wide diversity strategic planning process for an academic library / Renna Redd, Alydia Sims, and Tara Weekes -- An introductory indigenous cultural competency training program in the academic environment / Camille Callison and Lyle Ford -- Journeying to accountability: labor and responses of settler knowledge institutions to indigenous communities and issues / Oy Lein "Jace" Harrison, Jamie Lee Morin, Desmond Wong, and May Chan. Section VI: Assessment -- Assessing DEI efforts in academic libraries: more than a body count / Kawanna Bright -- Diversity, equity, and inclusion plans and programs in ARL libraries / Toni Anaya and Charlene Maxey Harris -- Afterword.
Summary:
Explores how academic libraries have leveraged and deployed their institutions' resources to effect DEI improvements while working toward implementing systemic solutions. It provides means and inspiration for continuing to try to hire, retain, and promote the change we want to see in the world regardless of existing structures and systems, and ways to improve those structures and systems for the future.-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.