Tackling Organizational Equity at Scale: An Academic Library Consortium Responds

This article focuses on the myriad ways the Orbis Cascade Alliance (the Alliance), a regional academic library consortium, has responded to the growing and longstanding need to address equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in library spaces and organizations. Specifically, the article highlights a range of initiatives and approaches to advance EDI that the Alliance believes are in the mutual best interest of Alliance staff, its leadership (Board of Directors and Council), collaborative workforce (Teams and Groups), and ultimately, Alliance member libraries and the users they support. Keywords: equity, diversity, inclusion, EDI, consortia, consortium, Orbis Cascade Alliance
Introduction With academic library operations, core functions, and services impacted at global scale due to the pandemic, racial inequities, and economic hardship, the Orbis Cascade Alliance (the Alliance) pivoted to [...]