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Auditing diversity in library collections / Sarah Voels ; foreword by Rosalind Washington.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: xviii, 140 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781440878749
  • 1440878749
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Contents:
The Diversity(?) of Library Collections -- Introducing Audits as a Means for Change -- A Study in Cedar Rapids -- Auditing Public Library Collections and Programs -- Auditing School Library Collections -- Diversity Elsewhere and Auditing the Other -- Barriers to Audits -- An Interview with Karen Jensen -- Appendix A: Suggested Resources -- Appendix B: Public Libraries Interviewed for this Book -- Appendix C: A Summary of Audit Advice from Libraries in this Book.
Summary: "Library collections serve as a reflection of their communities and the wider world, and audits are the best way to assess the inclusivity of these collections. In this practical book, Sarah Voels helps libraries meet the challenge of doing a diversity audit.The task of auditing a collection for its diversity is essential to the development of a reflective collection. Conducting a diversity audit gives library professionals a realistic and accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the materials they provide their readers. Only with this information at hand can libraries work towards improvement. But what's the best way to conduct an audit? What criteria should be used? How can audits be tailored to specific communities? How much will it cost, and how much time will it take? Voels has taken away the guesswork by surveying a wide range of libraries that have performed diversity audits and sharing their successes and challenges. She suggests best practices while acknowledging that each library's specific situation will be unique. All libraries considering a diversity audit will benefit from this guide"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

After explaining the importance of diversity audits, this book offers a range of options for how to go about conducting them.

Library collections serve as a reflection of their communities and the wider world, and audits are the best way to assess the inclusivity of these collections. In this practical book, Sarah Voels helps libraries meet the challenge of doing a diversity audit.

The task of auditing a collection for its diversity is essential to the development of a reflective collection. Conducting a diversity audit gives library professionals a realistic and accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the materials they provide their readers. Only with this information at hand can libraries work toward improvement. But what's the best way to conduct an audit? What criteria should be used? How can audits be tailored to specific communities? How much will it cost, and how much time will it take?

Voels has taken away the guesswork by surveying a wide range of libraries that have performed diversity audits and sharing their successes and challenges. She suggests best practices while acknowledging that each library's specific situation will be unique. All libraries considering a diversity audit will benefit from this guide.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Diversity(?) of Library Collections -- Introducing Audits as a Means for Change -- A Study in Cedar Rapids -- Auditing Public Library Collections and Programs -- Auditing School Library Collections -- Diversity Elsewhere and Auditing the Other -- Barriers to Audits -- An Interview with Karen Jensen -- Appendix A: Suggested Resources -- Appendix B: Public Libraries Interviewed for this Book -- Appendix C: A Summary of Audit Advice from Libraries in this Book.

"Library collections serve as a reflection of their communities and the wider world, and audits are the best way to assess the inclusivity of these collections. In this practical book, Sarah Voels helps libraries meet the challenge of doing a diversity audit.The task of auditing a collection for its diversity is essential to the development of a reflective collection. Conducting a diversity audit gives library professionals a realistic and accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the materials they provide their readers. Only with this information at hand can libraries work towards improvement. But what's the best way to conduct an audit? What criteria should be used? How can audits be tailored to specific communities? How much will it cost, and how much time will it take? Voels has taken away the guesswork by surveying a wide range of libraries that have performed diversity audits and sharing their successes and challenges. She suggests best practices while acknowledging that each library's specific situation will be unique. All libraries considering a diversity audit will benefit from this guide"-- Provided by publisher.

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