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Racial Microaggressions and Academic Libraries
(2013-04-25)
The abundance of articles, books, and conference papers on diversity in librarianship tend to focus on a few recurring themes: depictions of minorities in children’s literature, developing multicultural collections, or ...
Do You See What I See? Academic Librarians' Experiences of Racism
(2013-04-25)
This research project uses the framework of racial microaggressions to investigate academic librarians’ experiences and observations of racism in the profession.
The poster presents preliminary findings of a survey of ...
To be seen and heard: Realizing the benefits of diversity and responding to the needs of minority academic librarians
(2015-10-21)
Diversity continues to be an important topic of conversation for librarians--we talk about the importance of representing a variety of viewpoints in our collections, providing diverse programs that meet the needs of a broad ...
Racial Microaggressions in Academic Libraries: Results of a Survey of Minority and Non-Minority Librarians
(2016-01-04)
There is relatively little literature on racism within the profession of academic librarianship. To investigate academic librarians’ experiences of racism, this research project uses the framework of racial microaggressions, ...
Ramp-Up Your Worksheets
(2017-04-24)
Creating worksheets for instruction sessions that require students to think critically can be a challenge, especially when the librarian only has 50-minutes to introduce and discuss a concept. I will share strategies for ...
Library Alphabet Soup: Tips and Resources When the Item in Hand is Not Written in the Latin Alphabet
(2017-07-12)
It is not uncommon for both academic and public librarians to have items, especially gift books, that are in another language that they have either to evaluate for addition to the collection or to catalog. Quite often, ...
The Management and Support of Outreach in Academic Libraries
(2014-07-14)
The promotion of services in academic libraries often falls under the purview of outreach. This paper explores a number of questions regarding library outreach, specifically how libraries manage and support the marketing ...
"Race is a social construct and does not exist": What Academic Librarians Have to Say about Racism in the Profession
(2014-06-25)
This poster is a qualitative analysis of comments received on a survey of academic librarians. The survey, which used the construct of racial microaggressions--subtle, denigrating messages delivered to people of color--was ...
“This Actually Happened”: An Analysis of Librarians’ Responses to a Survey about Racial Microaggressions
(2015-05-21)
Racial microaggressions are subtle, derogatory messages conveyed to people of color. While often delivered unconsciously, these persistent and pervasive negative messages can have devastating effects on individuals and ...
The Management and Support of Outreach in Academic Libraries
(2014-07-27)
The promotion of services in academic libraries often falls under the purview of outreach. This paper explores a number of questions regarding library outreach, specifically how libraries manage and support the marketing ...