Assessing academic library collections for diversity, equity, and inclusion

Abstract

"Offering both flexibility and detailed guidance, Assessing Academic Library Collections for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion aims to help librarians select aspects of diversity to assess, define a project scope and timeline, and carry out a thoughtful assessment"-- From back cover.

Contents

Assessing collections for diversity, equity, and inclusion -- Defining diversity -- Choosing an approach -- Project planning -- List-checking -- Two strategies for list-checking at the University of West Florida / Melissa Gonzalez -- Metadata searching -- Diversity coding -- Coding new acquisitions for diversity of subject matter and authorship at a small college library / Artemis D. Vex ; Ruth Castillo -- Assessing institutional efforts -- Assessing DEIJA projects at Ithaca College Library / Karin Wikoff -- Moving forward.