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Challenging The "Good Fit" Narrative: Creating Inclusive Recruitment Practices In Academic Libraries, Jennifer Stout, Sojourna Cunningham, Samantha Guss
Challenging The "Good Fit" Narrative: Creating Inclusive Recruitment Practices In Academic Libraries, Jennifer Stout, Sojourna Cunningham, Samantha Guss
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
As a profession, we talk the talk of valuing diversity and inclusion, but do we walk the walk with our hiring practices? The profession stresses the importance of “a good fit” when hiring, but we rarely interrogate the fact that “a good fit” can be a reflection of our implicit biases. Academic librarians conducted a survey of hiring policies with a focus on the processes (or lack thereof) of recruiting candidates from underrepresented groups. This session will report on their findings and recommend the implementation of specific practices designed to create an inclusive candidate pool and an equitable search
Life After Reference: Casting A New Liaison Model, Bettina Peacemaker, Carla-Mae Crookendale
Life After Reference: Casting A New Liaison Model, Bettina Peacemaker, Carla-Mae Crookendale
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations
Learn how to find life after reference and forge deeper connections with academic departments. This poster will detail how a liaison department adapted the Business Model Canvas to solve problems, design services, and innovate practice. Participatory team-building exercises and a focus on user priorities will help you redefine your mission to effectively articulate your value to administrators, faculty, and students. This process helps liaisons strategically recast themselves to engage their users in a more meaningful way.