Changes in the Library Landscape Regarding Visible Minority Librarians in Canada
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identifier citation: Li, Yanli, Maha Kumaran, Allan Cho, Valentina Ly, Suzanne Fernando, and Michael David Miller. (2022). Changes in the Library Landscape Regarding Visible Minority Librarians in Canada. Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 17(4): 36–70.
creator: Li, Yanli
creator: Kumaran, Maha
creator: Cho, Allan
creator: Ly, Valentina
creator: Fernando, Suzanne
creator: Miller, Michael David
issued: 2024-10-30T15:43:47Z
issued: 2022-12-14
description: Objective – As a follow-up to the first 2013 survey, the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) network conducted its second comprehensive survey in 2021. The 2021 survey gathered detailed information about the demography, education, and employment of visible minority librarians (VMLs) working in Canadian institutions. Data from the 2021 survey and the analysis presented in this paper help us better understand the current library landscape, presented alongside findings from the 2013 survey. The research results will be helpful for professional associations and library administrators to develop initiatives to support VMLs. Methods – Researchers created online survey questionnaires using Qualtrics XM in English and translated them into French. We distributed the survey invitation through relevant library association electronic mail lists and posted on ViMLoC’s website, social networking platforms, and through their electronic mail list. The survey asked if the participant was a visible minority librarian. If the response was “No,” the survey closed. Respondents indicating "Yes" were asked 36 personal and professional questions of three types: multiple-choice, yes/no, and open-ended questions. Results – One hundred and sixty-two VMLs completed the 2021 survey. Chinese remained the largest ethnic identity, but their proportion in the survey decreased from 36% in 2013 to 24% in 2021. 65% were aged between 26 and 45 years old. More than half received their library degree during the 2010s. 89% completed their library degree in Canada, a 5% increase from 2013. The majority of librarians had graduated from University of Toronto (25%), followed closely by University of British Columbia (23%), and Western University (22%). Only 3% received their library degree from a library school outside North America. 34% of librarians earned a second master’s degree and 5% had a PhD. 60% of librarians had less than 11 years of experience. Nearly half worked in academic libraries. M…
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note: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2022, 17.4 36 Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Research Article Changes in the Library Landscape Regarding Visible Minority Librarians in Canada Yanli Li Business and Economics Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Library Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Email: yli@wlu.ca Maha Kumaran Librarian Education and Music Library University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Email: Maha.Kumaran@usask.ca Allan Cho Community Engagement Librarian (Program Services) University of British Columbia Library Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Email: allan.cho@ubc.ca Valentina Ly Research Librarian University of Ottawa Library Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Email: vly@uottawa.ca Suzanne Fernando Senior Services Specialist Toronto Public Library Toronto, Ontario, Canada Email: sfernando@tpl.ca Michael David Miller Associate Librarian & Liaison Librarian for French Literature, Economics and Gender Studies McGill University Library Montréal, Québec, Canada Email: michael.david.miller@mcgill.ca Received: 16 Apr. 2022 Accepted: 25 July 2022 Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 2022, 17.4 37 2022 Li, Kumaran, Cho, Ly, Fernando, & Miller. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons‐Attribution‐Noncommercial‐Share Alike License 4.0 International (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. DOI: 10.18438/eblip30151 Abstract Objective – As a follow-up to the first 2013 survey, the Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) network conducted its second comprehensive survey in 2021. The 2021 survey gathered detailed information about the demography, education, and employment of visible minority librarians (VML…
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