Diversity in the Special Collections Field: From Defining the Need to Providing Solutions
September 22, 2012 - 2:15pm - 3:30pm
Westin Shawnee Mission
In this panel session, our speakers will address the need for more diverse representation in a field where determining selection and providing access to rare, unique, and original materials are fundamental tasks to daily work. They will give an overview of the past efforts that led to the current status of active recruitment of librarians from underrepresented groups to consider joining our field.
Track:
Advocacy, Outreach, and Collaboration
LIS StudentsLIS FacultyLibrary StaffAcademic LibrariansLibrary Managers & AdministratorsArchivists
Speakers
- Athena Jackson, Special Collections Librarian, University of Miami
- Chella Vaidyanathan, Curator of 19th-21st Century Rare Books & Manuscripts and Librarian for History, Africana Studies & Latin American Studies, The Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University
- Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Interim Executive Director and Consulting Archivist, Black Metropolis Research Consotium at the University of Chicago
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