Increasing diversity and inclusion can help libraries to fit their collections and services to those who need them and to bring in skilled staff who may have previously been overlooked, both of which are key to serving their communities. This book, written by a librarian with a decade of experience in diversity and inclusion issues, gives clear examples of steps to take and case studies of current initiatives.

Topics covered include:

creating a diversity and inclusion policy and ensuring the associated actions are carried out
ensuring the library space is accessible and welcoming to all
assessing collections to ensure they are diverse and catalogued using modern, inclusive language.

Readers will be equipped to assess their own library, talk about challenges with more confidence, and make concrete changes to improve diversity and inclusion.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

First Steps
Compliance and Beyond
Policies and Actions
Inclusive Staff Environments
Collections, Resources and Services 49
Physical Space
Decolonising and Diversifying Collections
Supporting Research
Events and Visitors
Training
Final Thoughts

Reference works, dictionaries

Library and information science in general

Library and information management

Libraries and information centres

Theory of computing, computing in general

Gender studies

Practical Tips for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Libraries

Increasing
diversity and inclusion is key to helping libraries serve their communities
better. Readers of this book will be equipped to assess their own library, talk
about challenges with more confidence, and make concrete changes to improve diversity
and inclusion.