Achieving diversity
Subtitle: a how-to-do-it manual for librarians
By: edited by Barbara I. Dewey, Loretta Parham.
Contributors: Dewey, Barbara I.; Parham, Loretta.
Series: How-to-do it manuals for librarians -- no. 140; How-to-do-it manuals for libraries -- no. 140.
Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781555705541
Subjects: Libraries and minorities; Minority librarians -- Recruiting; Libraries -- Special collections -- Minorities; Academic libraries -- Services to minorities; Multiculturalism; Diversity in the workplace; Libraries and minorities -- United States -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: Assessing your library's diversity and organizational climate / by Jane Williams; title: Make diversity a goal through strategic planning / by Rhea Ballard-Thrower and Grace M. Mills; title: Best practices for placing diversity at the center of your library / by Tracie D. Hall; title: Practical strategies for building a library diversity program / by Molly Royse; title: Diversity in libraries : a Canadian perspective / by Ganga B. Dakshinamurti; title: Creating a diverse library staff / by Hannelore B. Rader; title: Fostering diversity in recruitment, staffing, and retention / by Emma Bradford Perry; title: Diversity and recruiting practices : how LIS schools and practitioners work together / by Jametoria Burton and W. Michael Havener; title: Diversity and research libraries : the CIRLA Fellows Program / by Irene M. Hoffman; title: Reaching high school students : sowing the seeds of librarianship / by Jessica Kayongo, LeRoy LaFleur, and Ira Revels; title: Diversity and the digital divide at an HBCU : the University of Maryland Eastern Shore / by Sharon D. Brooks ... [et al.]; title: Developing approaches for working with diverse user populations / by Deloice G. Holliday; title: Tips and practices for quality library user services in a diverse environment / by Justina O. Osa; title: Making peer research advisors a reality at NCSU Libraries / by Laura Blessing, Karen M. Brown Letarte, and Amy VanScoy; title: Special collections as an integral part of a library's diversity initiative / by Tomaro I. Taylor and Lorel K. Reinstrom; title: 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 / by Jennifer Aronson and Jennifer Ford; title: The HBCU Library Alliance and SOLINET : partners in inclusion / by Loretta Parham, Janice R. Franklin, and Kate Nevins; title: The Diversity Librarians' Network / by Kawanna Bright, Jayati Chaudhuri, and Maud Mundava; title: Final thoughts on diversity in libraries / by Loretta Parham; title: Celebrating diversity in libraries : a selected bibliography / by Molly Royse; title: Samples of successful diversity documents.