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ViMLoC members Maha Kumaran, Allan Cho, and Jian Wang presented at the Saskatchewan Libraries Association Conference on May 3, 2019. Their presentation touched on many aspects of diversity in Canadian librarianship, particularly from their own visible minority perspectives. The topics … Continue reading →

SLA- PAM International Travel Award  Overview EDP Sciences is generously sponsoring an award that will help two international librarians attend the SLA conference in 2019. The award is open to librarians who live outside of the United States with a … Continue reading →

  Beyond Library Diversity Residencies: Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Promote presented by Jessica Dai, Grace Adeneye, & Jesus Espinoza.  The presentation was hosted by the ACRL University Library Section Professional Development Committee February 19, 2019.  This session, “Beyond Library … Continue reading →

Recently, a librarian shared her experiences at the American Library Association (ALA) Conference after she was verbally attacked by a white colleague at an ALA meeting.  This happened during a public Council meeting and was not dealt with during the Council … Continue reading →

The Saskatchewan Library Association (SLA) is a province-wide organization designed to further the development of library service in Saskatchewan. The vision of SLA is to build an engaged library and information community that is an active force in Saskatchewan’s social, … Continue reading →

Call for Papers: The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI)–Special Issue “Engaging Disability: Social Science Perspectives on Information and Inclusion” The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI) invites submissions for a special issue focused on social … Continue reading →

Do you believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to personal and organizational excellence in the library and archives professions? Are you doing groundbreaking research on diversity– and inclusion-related topics and want to share it with your colleagues on an international platform? Mark … Continue reading →

The ideal work environment provides a sense of purpose and validation. Inevitably, however, unconscious or implicit biases permeate the workplace because we all have them. These biases can be based on race, age, gender, religion, socioeconomic status, physical disability, and … Continue reading →

Despite the growing body of research on our professional demographics and multi-year diversity initiatives, librarianship in the United States remains overwhelmingly white. I suggest the interview process is a series of repetitive gestures designed to mimic and reinforce white middle-class … Continue reading →

Despite the claim to neutrality, a woeful lack of diversity has had, and continues to have, latent consequences within librarianship and the services we provide. Historically, libraries as a product of white (heterosexual, capitalist, middle-class) librarianship have unwittingly upheld dominant … Continue reading →