Browsing by Subject "collection development"

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    Handbook for European Studies Libraries
    (University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2024-06-13) Vetruba, Brian; Madden, Heidi
    Open-access monograph of 30 chapters by 36 authors in three parts: "Resources and Tools for Regions of Europe," "Resources on Underrepresented Groups in Europe," and "Current Issues in European Studies Librarianship." This handbook helps librarians new to collection development for regions of Europe get up to speed on key resources and offers guidance on working with faculty and students focusing on Europe. It provides an overview and resources related to current LIS trends and scholarly topics encountered today by librarians who cover Europe as well as recommendations for diversifying library collections to better represent underrepresented groups.
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    Looking for blue sky: Strategies for increasing perspectives in library collections
    (2024-11) Nelsen, Katherine; Clarke, KL; Carter, Sunshine; Grant, Malaika
    Many libraries are confronting the structural and systemic mechanisms that recreate and reinforce white and Euro-centric perspectives in library collections. A small group of librarians at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities spent the past 4 years wrestling with complex questions to offer recommendations and modify collecting practices to increase the diversity of perspectives in the library’s collections. In 2023, the group developed a roadmap for sustainable anti-racist collection development with feedback from library staff. Creating a roadmap of this sort required us to have uncomfortable conversations and embrace vulnerability–it is all part of the process. Some of the questions we tackled [and in truth, are still tackling] include: How do we define equity in collections? How do we address the tensions between efficiency, shrinking budgets, and equity? Join us as we share insights from our practical experiences and invite attendees to engage with some of the sticky questions all librarians must grapple with to ensure our collections are truly representative of our communities.
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    Retrospectively purchasing ebooks to amplify diverse voices and perspectives at the University of Minnesota Libraries
    (2022-01-20) Carter, Sunshine J; Clarke, KL; Grant, Malaika; Marsolek, Wanda; Nelsen, Katherine
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    The Power of Representation: Shaping Library Collections and Programming for Diverse Voices
    (2025-05-02) Vetruba, Brian; Barraza, Paloma; Grant, Malaika; Tillett, Aubree; Ultan, Deborah; Ye, Shuqi
    The Arts, Humanities, and Areas Studies Department of the University of Minnesota Libraries consists of eight liaison/subject librarians covering a myriad of disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. While our liaison responsibilities and academic backgrounds vary, collectively, we identify information gaps in our collections and strive to acquire materials by and about underrepresented groups and cultures. Similarly, some of us engage with marginalized communities through library programming and events. Panel members will discuss four questions: 1) how they inform themselves about underrepresented groups in their disciplines or geographic regions; 2) how they identify gaps within the collections and prioritize next steps; 3) how they source materials covering underrepresented groups via international vendors, book fairs, and other means; and 4) how they create programs and events geared toward supporting underrepresented groups. The panel will provide audience members with resources and recommendations for diversifying their own collections and library programming.