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Designing the Diversity of Canadian Libraries : Excerpts from the CARL Inclusion Perspectives Webinar by Racialized Library Colleagues Cho, Allan; Bolefski, Afra; Tellis, Cecilia; Jin, Lei; Kumaran, Maha

Abstract

Five academic librarians from libraries that represent the Canadian Academic Research Libraries (CARL) were invited to share their experiences as racialized librarians. In 2021, CARL hosted an Inclusion Perspectives Webinar Series, organized by CARL’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group (EDIWG), and the contents of this paper are presentations by these librarians who were invited to speak on systems, structures, and policies needed to dismantle racism; practical strategies to attract and retain racialized library employees; accreditation issues; and advice for what Canadian library leaders can start doing immediately.

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Title
Designing the Diversity of Canadian Libraries : Excerpts from the CARL Inclusion Perspectives Webinar by Racialized Library Colleagues
Alternate Title
Conception de la diversité des bibliothèques canadiennes: Extraits du webinaire sur les perspectives d'inclusion de I'ABRC mettant en vedette des collègues de communautés racisées du secteur des bibliothèques
Creator
Cho, Allan; Bolefski, Afra; Tellis, Cecilia; Jin, Lei; Kumaran, Maha
Date Issued
2022-12-12
Description
Five academic librarians from libraries that represent the Canadian Academic Research Libraries (CARL) were invited to share their experiences as racialized librarians. In 2021, CARL hosted an Inclusion Perspectives Webinar Series, organized by CARL’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group (EDIWG), and the contents of this paper are presentations by these librarians who were invited to speak on systems, structures, and policies needed to dismantle racism; practical strategies to attract and retain racialized library employees; accreditation issues; and advice for what Canadian library leaders can start doing immediately.
Subject
Equity; Inclusion; Diversity; EDI; Professional development; Unconscious bias
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2024-10-30
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0447174
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/89575
Affiliation
Library, UBC; Non UBC
Citation
Cho, Allan, Afra Bolefski, Cecilia Tellis, Lei Jin & Maha. (2022). Kumaran. Designing the Diversity of Canadian Libraries: Excerpts from the CARL Inclusion Perspectives Webinar by Racialized Library Colleagues. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, vol. 17.2:(1-18).
Publisher DOI
10.21083/partnership.v17i2.6799
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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