Where are all the Librarians of Color? The Experience of People of Color in Academia

Hankins, Rebecca and Miguel Juárez (eds.) Where are all the Librarians of Color? The Experience of People of Color in Academia. Sacramento, CA: Library Juice Press, 2015. ISBN: 9781936117833

From the publisher:

This edited volume addresses the shared experiences of academic librarians of color, i.e. Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans. These experiences are very similar and offer a narrative that explains the lack of librarians of color in academia, especially those librarians that have experienced the daunting academic tenure process.

This monograph offers a comprehensive look at the experiences of people of color after the recruitment is over, the diversity box is checked, and the statistics are reported. What are the retention, job satisfaction, and tenure experiences of librarians of color? The authors look at the history of librarians of color in academia, review of the literature, obstacles, roles, leadership, and the tenure process for those that endure. What are the recruitment and retention methods employed to create a diverse workforce, successes and failures? Finally what are some mentoring strategies that work to make the library environment less exploitative and toxic for librarians of color?

Download the Title page, Table of Contents, Preface, and Introduction (PDF)

Information Services to Diverse Populations

Cooke, Nicole A. Information Services to Diverse Populations: Developing Culturally Competent Library Professionals. Libraries Unlimited, 2017. ISBN: 978-1-4408-3460-8

Description 
This book  introduces the reader to the contexts and situations that promote the development of empathy and build cultural competence, examines the research in the areas of diversity and social justice in librarianship, explains how social responsibility is a foundational value of librarianship, and identifies potential employment and networking opportunities related to diversity and social justice in librarianship. It also addresses the political, social, economic, and technological divides among library patrons, covers transformative library services, and discusses outreach and services to diverse populations as well as how to evaluate such services, among many other topics.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to diversity, inclusion and information services
2. Developing cultural competence
3. A sampling of diverse populations
4. Services to diverse populations
5. Managing diversity
6. Counter-storytelling in LIS : a call to action

Appendix 1. Sample syllabus : Information Services to Diverse Populations (Fall 2015)

Appendix 2. Sample assignments and exercises

Appendix 3. Professional organizations, conferences, and initiatives related to diversity.

Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach

 

Montiel-Overall, Patricia, Annabella Villaescusa Nunez and Veronica Reyes-Escudero.  Latinos in Libraries, Museums, and Archives: Cultural Competence in Action! An Asset-Based Approach. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-4422-5850-1

Description
Covering the areas of academic, school, public libraries, health sciences, archives, and special collections, the authors show the importance of understanding how cultural competence effects the day-to-day communication, relationship building, and information provision with Latinos.

Table of Contents

1. Cultural competence
2. School libraries
3. Public libraries
4. Academic libraries
5. Health information services
6. Archives and special collections
7. Museums
8. Looking ahead

Diversity Programming for Digital Youth (book)

Naidoo, Jamie Campbell. (2014). Diversity Programming for Digital Youth: Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited.

Today's children live in a culturally diverse and constantly changing digital world. New digital media is created every day but librarians and other educators need help in evaluating cultural content in digital apps, determining whether they send appropriate social messages to children, and learning how to use them in library programs that promote cultural competence. Diversity Programming for Digital Youth: Promoting Cultural Competence in the Children's Library provides just the help that is needed.

This resource is the only one to examine the role of culturally diverse digital media and how it can be used with children's books to promote cultural competence in the library. It provides annotated lists of digital media paired with culturally diverse literature to offer librarians and educators a springboard for creating enriching, engaging, and culturally relevant programs for children from diverse backgrounds. The sample digital storytime programs celebrating diverse cultures will benefit busy librarians looking for ways to engage reluctant readers in library storytimes.

Features

·         Provides specific evaluation criteria for selecting high-quality new digital media with cultural content

·         Offers outlines for digital storytime programs that combine new digital media with children's literature representing diverse cultures

·         Presents examples of successful cultural literacy programs for children and families

·         Describes how librarians can promote cultural competence in children via new digital media and match digital apps with multicultural children's literature for use in library programming

·         Includes interviews with successful children's librarians engaged in cultural literacy programs and digital storytimes

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