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Communities of Interest: DEI in Collection Development

A page for all of the Communities of Interest

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Collection Development

 

This group is founded and managed by Fenway Libraries Organization (FLO). Professionals involved Library and Information Science outside of FLO are welcome and encouraged to join. Our focus is on academic libraries in the Boston-area. This community of interest will focus on the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in collection development. 

Resources

 

  • Affirmative Action committee
  • Campus book clubs 
  • Center for Equity and Justice 
  • DEI officers 
  • Faculty outreach
  • Marketing/Communications departments
  • Office of Cultural Affairs 
  • Student groups

Collection Development Policies at FLO member libraries

Full members:

Lesley University

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Simmons University

Wentworth Institute of Technology

 

Affiliate members:

Bridgewater State University

Bunker Hill Community College

Fitchburg State University

Framingham State University

Holyoke Community College

Massasoit Community College

Northern Essex Community College

North Shore Community College

Olin College of Engineering

Springfield Technical College

Westfield State University

 

General DEI Audit Guides

Subject Specific Guides 

Packages

  • Gale DEI eBook collection
  • Spanish language packages

Database tools 

  • Gale Person Search - Allows you to limit by ethnicity, nationality, and gender. Also allows you to members of the LGBTQ+ community. 

Collection Development Tips

  • Patron-driven acquisitions
  • Smaller presses and self-published works are a good source of underrepresented voices

Display & Programming Ideas

  • Banned books
  • Anti-racist reading options 

 

 

 

Events

 

The DEI in Collection Development group meets quarterly. 

Minutes & Recordings

Mailing List

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To join the DEI in Collection Development mailing list, visit https://list.flo.org/postorius/lists/coi-collection-development.list.flo.org/.

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