portal Libraries and the Academy· 2014Q2
Diversity, Social Justice, and the Future of Libraries
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Short summary
Academic libraries must actively address racial/ethnic diversity within the profession and pursue a social justice agenda to counter inequitable practices.
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Key points
- Academic libraries need to address the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic diversity in the profession.
- A social justice agenda should be actively pursued within libraries and their communities.
- Current library practices may inadvertently perpetuate structures of inequity and privilege.
- Libraries can use their services and resources to champion diversity and social justice initiatives.
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Abstract
In this essay, we embrace a vision of the future of academic libraries where librarians confront and creatively address the lack of racial and ethnic diversity within our profession and actively pursue a social justice agenda within our libraries and in the communities we serve. This future requires that we acknowledge that many of our current practices reinforce existing structures of inequity and privilege, and that we leverage our services and resources to support, document, and encourage diversity and social justice efforts within librarianship and society.
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