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Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level

Information Management

Whose Story Is Missing? How Law Libraries Can Adapt Collection Development Policies for DEI

Tuesday, July 18, 2023
8:30am – 9:30am EDT
Location: Hynes-210
How do we ensure that our collecting practices are inclusive and include diverse perspectives? Creating a framework to apply a DEI lens to collection development allows us to begin answering this question. In this program, panelists will discuss the value of adding DEI to collection development and explore how DEI principles are applied in collection policies from various libraries, including how these library policies were conceived and effectively implemented. Local collection selection assistance, such as the use of PDA to accurately reflect the local community will be included in the discussion. Through this exploration, the panelists will create a framework for applying DEI in collection development policies that participants will be asked to apply to their own institution’s collection development policy.

Target Audience:

Directors, collection development librarians, subject specialists, and library staff members interested in incorporating DEI policies into their own collection development policies.

Takeaways:

  • Participants will examine why applying DEI to collection development is essential for current practice and future selection.
  • Participants will review current best practices to create collection development policies that incorporate DEI effectively and sustainably.
  • Participants will be able to revise a portion of their collection development policy from the framework presented by the panelists.