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List of Figures
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v
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Foreword
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vii
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Preface
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xi
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I. How to Create a Successful Diversity Plan
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1. Assessing Your Library’s Diversity and Organizational
Climate
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3
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by Jane Williams
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2. Making Diversity a Goal through Strategic Planning
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16
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by Rhea Ballard-Thrower and Grace M.
Mills
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3. Best Practices for Placing Diversity at the Center of
Your Library
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33
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by Tracie D. Hall
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4. Practical Strategies for Building a Library Diversity
Program
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46
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by Molly Royse
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5. Diversity in Libraries—A Canadian
Perspective
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51
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by Ganga B. Dakshinamurti
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II. How to Recruit and Retain a Diverse Workforce
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59
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6. Creating a Diverse Library Staff
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61
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by Hannelore B. Rader
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7. Fostering Diversity in Recruitment, Staffing, and Retention
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69
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by Emma Bradford Perry
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8. Diversity and Recruiting Practices: How LIS Schools and Practitioners Work Together
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76
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by Jametoria Burton and W. Michael
Havener
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9. Diversity and Research Libraries: The CIRLA Fellows
Program
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93
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by Irene M.
Hoffman
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10. Reaching High School Students: Sowing the Seeds of
Librarianship
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102
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by Jessica Kayongo, LeRoy LaFleur, and Ira Revels
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III. How to
Improve Diversity through Services, Collections, and Collaborations
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115
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11. Diversity and the Digital Divide at an HBCU: The University of Maryland Eastern
Shore
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117
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by Sharon D. Brooks, Marvella Rounds, Theodosia F. Shields, and Teri B. Weil
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12. Developing Approaches for Working with Diverse User
Populations
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126
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by Deloice G. Holliday
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13. Tips and Practices for Quality Library User Services in
a Diverse Environment
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137
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by Justina O. Osa
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14. Making Peer Research Advisors a Reality at NCSU Libraries
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152
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by Laura Blessing, Karen M.
Brown Letarte, and Amy VanScoy
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15. Special Collections as an Integral Part of a Library’s
Diversity Initiative
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163
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by Tomaro I. Taylor and Lorel K. Reinstrom
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16. The Past Is Never Dead. It’s Not Even Past: The Role of
the Department of Archives and Special Collections during the “Open Doors”
Commemoration of the Fortieth Anniversary of Integration at the University of
Mississippi
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169
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by Jennifer Aronson and Jennifer Ford
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17. The HBCU Library Alliance and SOLINET: Partners in Inclusion
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182
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by Loretta Parham, Janice R. Franklin, and Kate Nevins
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18. The Diversity Librarians’ Network
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187
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by Kawanna Bright, Jayati Chaudhuri, and Maud
Mundava
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19. Final Thoughts on Diversity in Libraries
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203
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by Loretta Parham
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20. Celebrating Diversity in Libraries: A Selected
Bibliography
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205
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by Molly Royse
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IV. Samples of Successful
Diversity Documents
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213
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Index
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225
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About the Editors
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239
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About the Contributors
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