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Idea In Collections Principles & Pathways, Rhonda Kauffman, Michael Rodriguez, Rebecca Parmer Jun 2022

Idea In Collections Principles & Pathways, Rhonda Kauffman, Michael Rodriguez, Rebecca Parmer

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


Community Tracking Indicators For Open And Inclusive Scholarship, Micah Altman Jun 2022

Community Tracking Indicators For Open And Inclusive Scholarship, Micah Altman

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


We're All About The Space: Taking Inclusive Library Spaces To Another Level, Catherine Fahey, Tara Fitzpatrick, Dawn Stahura, Rukmal Ryder, Elizabeth Mckeigue May 2021

We're All About The Space: Taking Inclusive Library Spaces To Another Level, Catherine Fahey, Tara Fitzpatrick, Dawn Stahura, Rukmal Ryder, Elizabeth Mckeigue

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Library: Cross-Campus Collaborations In Support Of Faculty Teaching, Research, & Scholarship, Danielle S. Apfelbaum, Derek Stadler, Rebecca Oling May 2019

Beyond The Library: Cross-Campus Collaborations In Support Of Faculty Teaching, Research, & Scholarship, Danielle S. Apfelbaum, Derek Stadler, Rebecca Oling

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


The Library Is For Everyone: Cultivating Campus Partnerships To Enhance Library Accessibility, Jenna Riley, Benjamin Peck, Eugenia Opuda, Kristin Dhabolt, Barbara Morris May 2019

The Library Is For Everyone: Cultivating Campus Partnerships To Enhance Library Accessibility, Jenna Riley, Benjamin Peck, Eugenia Opuda, Kristin Dhabolt, Barbara Morris

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

No abstract provided.


We've Failed At Diversifying Our Librarian Ranks, Now What ? A Plan For Addressing The "Pipeline" Problem, Annie Sollinger, Isabel Espinal, Pete Smith, Kate Freedman May 2018

We've Failed At Diversifying Our Librarian Ranks, Now What ? A Plan For Addressing The "Pipeline" Problem, Annie Sollinger, Isabel Espinal, Pete Smith, Kate Freedman

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Like many libraries, at our library, we have tried for many years to racially diversify our profession. One of our librarians even made it to the Library Journal " Movers & Shakers" list for raising awareness of the library profession to students of color through presentations, videos, dinners, and icebreaking activities. But despite our intentions and past efforts, the situation has not improved significantly. Let's face it, we have all failed miserably: currently, the racial composition of librarianship, both at our library and in the librarian profession-at-large, is woefully unrepresentative of the United States’ population. Moreover, despite numerous analyses of …


Creating A Social Justice Mindset: Incorporating Diversity, Inclusion, And Social Justice Into All Aspects Of Collections Work At Mit Libraries, Rhonda Kauffman, Michelle Miller May 2017

Creating A Social Justice Mindset: Incorporating Diversity, Inclusion, And Social Justice Into All Aspects Of Collections Work At Mit Libraries, Rhonda Kauffman, Michelle Miller

ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference

Academic librarians are increasingly embracing diversity, inclusion, and social justice as values essential to our profession. The MIT Libraries has made a commitment to promoting the values of diversity, inclusion and social justice throughout the entire organization, and has sponsored a task force of the Collections Directorate to identify opportunities for archives, cataloging, acquisitions, preservation, and collections strategy staff to promote diversity, inclusion, and social justice in all aspects of library collections work. Over the course of eight months, the task force explored the topic philosophically and pragmatically. In our final report, we emphasized issues of economic justice, systems of …