Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as Action: Designing a Collective EDI Strategy
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2020-09-12

Podcast Link: https://bit.ly/2R7ziX6

Abstract:
Will the next decade of EDI initiatives and research in LIS address what works, rather than what is missing? Social justice requires librarians to transition from simply discussing these values to embedding them through strategic action in a manner that is accessible and reproducible by the average LIS employee. Participants will be introduced to the EDI@OSUL project, an action-based tool for libraries (co-developed with Sandra Enimil) to explicitly determine how to approach EDI at the individual, unit and organizational level. Learn how to design an employee-driven EDI action plan for an organization while simultaneously developing in-house EDI leaders who can lead from where they are.  

Biography:
Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros is an Assistant Professor and Latin American Area Studies Librarian at The Ohio State University (OSU). As a bilingual/bicultural information professional, she has supported international research initiatives, developed award-winning educational curriculum, and served as senior project manager in corporate, private, and higher education settings in the United States and Mexico. She has more than 15 years of experience developing leadership and educational programs that promote global citizenship and intercultural exchange. Her research focuses on the internationalization of the curriculum as well as knowledge equity in the context of library instruction and collections. In her current role, Espinosa de los Monteros liaisons for students, faculty and staff of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, the Diversity and Identity Studies Collective at OSU -Latino/a Studies Program, and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS). Espinosa de los Monteros is the recipient of a Fulbright Garcia Robles Binational Business Fellowship, University Libraries’ Teaching Award, and Ohio State’s Distinguished Diversity Enhancement Award. Her most current project is as a co-principal investigator for the K’acha Willaykuna Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Arts and Humanities Collaborative.