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Diversity, Social Justice, and the Future of Libraries.

Authors :
Morales, Myrna
Knowles, Em Claire
Bourg, Chris
Source :
Portal: Libraries & the Academy; Jul2014, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p439-451, 13p
Publication Year :
2014

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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15312542
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Portal: Libraries & the Academy
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
97176456
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2014.0017