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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
by Madeleine Charney | Research Services Librarian | on March 1, 2016 The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries hosted a causal brown-bag lunch discussion in January 2016, "Students Demand Diversity Across...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: Kent State University
by James Bracken | Dean of University Libraries | on March 1, 2016 Kent State University Libraries has been proactive. The libraries' Diversity Committee hosted a panel discussion on "Respect for Sacred...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: University of Kansas
by Kent Miller and Mary Roach | Library Diversity Interim Co-Deans of the Libraries | on April 8, 2016 Following a series of events on the University of Kansas (KU) campus...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: Iowa State University
by Beth McNeil | Dean of the Library | on March 1, 2016 At Iowa State (ISU), president Steven Leath recently initiated a new senior-level position of vice president for diversity and...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
by Cindy Ingold and Heather Murphy | Library Diversity Committee Co-Chairs | on March 1, 2016 The UIUC Library Diversity Committee held two information sessions on microagressions in fall 2015, subsequent to...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: Duke University
by Deborah Jakubs | Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs | on March 1, 2016 Duke University Archives (UA) is crawling (collecting) tweets with hashtags (using TAGS)...
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What ARL Members Are Doing to Advance Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality
In 2015, student groups at campuses across the United States and Canada challenged their college and university administrations to address issues of institutional and systemic racism and other oppressive practices...
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Four More Marrakesh Treaty Ratifications Needed For Entry Into Force
At last check-in in December, thirteen countries had ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. Today,...
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To Kill A Mass Market Paperback and Access to Knowledge
Just weeks after Harper Lee's death on February 19, 2016, a notice was issued that the mass-market version of the classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird would no longer be authorized...
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National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 Registration Open: Early-Bird Deadline April 30
NDLC ’16: Bridges to Inclusion Early registration is now open for the National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library...