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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference


IDEAL Conference: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & ArchivesThe Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference raises awareness and appreciation of workplace diversity issues through the exploration of theory and practice in the libraries and archives.

Join us for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2024 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference, July 15–17, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The 2024 conference theme is Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global Communities. Participants have the opportunity to choose from 90+ sessions across 10 tracks, learn from almost 200 speakers and presenters, and acquire new knowledge, skills, attitudes, and awareness about how to sustain diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice (DEIAJ) efforts across their communities.

ARL IDEAL 2024 will be co-hosted by Carleton University, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Queen’s University,  University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, University of Waterloo, Western University, and York University.

Register to attend.

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Please contact events@arl.org with questions.

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2019 The Ohio State University Libraries

National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC):

2016 UCLA Library

2010 Princeton University Libraries

2008 University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, and the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information  Science


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