The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Diversity and Inclusion, SPEC Kit 356, an exploration of how ARL member library diversity plans have changed since 2010. This SPEC Kit gathers information about the following topics: current recruitment and retention strategies that aim to increase the number of minority librarians in research libraries, staff development programs that foster an inclusive workplace and climate, how diversity programs have changed, and how libraries assess these efforts.
This SPEC Kit includes examples of diversity goals, visions, and statements; committee charges; mentoring programs; research resources; and job descriptions.
Publication Details
SPEC Kit 356, Diversity and Inclusion
Toni Anaya and Charlene Maxey-Harris
September 2017 • 178 pp.
Online Edition
SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform are open access and freely available to all readers.
ISBN 1-59407-982-X
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Print copies of SPEC Kit 356 are available for purchase.
ISBN 1-59407-981-1 • $40 ARL members/$50 all others
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About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 123 research libraries in the US and Canada. ARL’s mission is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve. ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of ideas and expertise, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.
