Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation
Target Audience
Higher Education
Location
Session Two Breakouts
Proposal
College campuses are more diverse than ever while their libraries remain the least diverse department on U.S. campuses. Often, the lack of diversity among librarians distances the very communities they are committed to serving. In this presentation, I will lead a discussion of strategies and approaches that increase college library media specialists’ cultural competence and effectively engage diverse students.
- Recognize the lack of diversity among librarians
- Promote diversity and inclusion within college libraries
- Discover strategies for cultural competence
Short Description
With only 12% diversity among the college librarians, the lack of diversity among librarians -- including race and ethnicity, age group, and other dimensions-- distances the very communities they are committed to serving. In this presentation, I will lead a discussion of strategies and approaches that increase college library media specialists’ cultural competence, effectively engage diverse students and increase students’ sense of belonging on campus.
Keywords
Diversity Library Instruction
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Saka, Tim, "Uncomfortable Discussions: Diversity and Inclusion in Library Instruction" (2021). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 8.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2021/2021/8
Uncomfortable Discussions: Diversity and Inclusion in Library Instruction
Session Two Breakouts
College campuses are more diverse than ever while their libraries remain the least diverse department on U.S. campuses. Often, the lack of diversity among librarians distances the very communities they are committed to serving. In this presentation, I will lead a discussion of strategies and approaches that increase college library media specialists’ cultural competence and effectively engage diverse students.
- Recognize the lack of diversity among librarians
- Promote diversity and inclusion within college libraries
- Discover strategies for cultural competence
