Cripping Conferences: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Disability in Academia
In Brief This paper employs autoethnography to expose the conference experiences of disabled scholars within the academic and library fields, highlighting the systemic barriers found... Read More
Conducting a Diversity Audit in an Academic Library on the Psychology, Non-Fiction Collection
In Brief Over the course of a year, I conducted a diversity audit of part of the general nonfiction collection, specifically the psychology section (BFs)... Read More
What’s Missing in Conversations about Libraries and Mental Illness
In Brief It is inevitable that public librarians interact with mentally ill patrons daily. We do our best to help find information and connect patrons... Read More
Not Business as Usual: Incorporating LIS Student Perspectives in the Apprenticeship Hiring Process
In Brief While a Master’s in Library and Information Science (MLIS) degree is typically necessary to become an academic librarian, practical experiences such as internships,... Read More
Using a Proposed Library Guide Assessment Standards Rubric and a Peer Review Process to Pedagogically Improve Library Guides: A Case Study
In Brief Library guides can help librarians provide information to their patrons regarding their library resources, services, and tools. Despite their perceived usefulness, there is... Read More
Decistifying trans and gender diverse inclusion in library work: A literature review
In Brief by Keahi Adolpho and Stephen G. Krueger Trans and gender diverse people are present in all areas of library work. We use libraries... Read More
Not All Staying is the Same: Unpacking Retention and Turnover in Academic Libraries
In Brief: Although the academic libraries profession recognizes that retention is a complex and important issue, especially for advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives... Read More
Autistic Students and Academic Library Research: Recommendations for a Neurodiversity-Informed Approach
In Brief: Despite a growing pool of research in library and information science (LIS) authored by autistic librarians (see Lawrence, 2013; Tumlin, 2019), the vast... Read More
Forming and Sustaining a Community of Practice for Volunteer-Based EDI Work
In Brief At the Diverse BookFinder (DBF), we work to move the diverse books discussion beyond increasing the number of books (see Aronson et al.)... Read More
Engaging in Toponymic Justice: Proactively Naming The Nishihara Family Classroom
by Natalia Fernández, Jane Nichols, and Diana Park In Brief Conversations about the memorial landscape, as well as commemorative and toponymic naming practices, have exploded... Read More