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Preparing Future Librarians to Effectively Serve Their Communities
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Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo; Subramaniam, Mega – Library Quarterly, 2013
The field of library and information science (LIS) continues to struggle with the issue of diversity and inclusion. As we are perpetually working to increase racial and gender diversity in the profession, the definition of diversity continues to broaden to include socioeconomic status, education, language, literacy, age, sexual orientation,…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Science, Cultural Relevance, Ethnic Diversity
Increasing Ethnic Diversity in LIS: Strategies Suggested by Librarians of Color
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Kim, Kyung-Sun; Sin, Sei-Ching Joanna – Library Quarterly, 2008
The proportion of ethnic minorities in the LIS school student population has remained significantly lower than in the U.S. population: in 2002, ethnic minorities constituted only 11.3 percent of the LIS student population, compared to 31.3 percent of the U.S. population. Despite efforts by LIS schools and associations in recruiting and retaining…
Descriptors: Librarian Attitudes, Cultural Pluralism, School Holding Power, Disproportionate Representation
Leadership Diversity: A Study of Urban Public Libraries
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Winston, Mark; Li, Haipeng – Library Quarterly, 2007
Diversity has been identified as a priority in library and information services for some time. The limited published research on diversity programs in libraries, though, has focused on academic libraries. This article represents the results of a study of leadership diversity in large, urban public libraries. In the study of members of the Urban…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Leadership, Urban Areas