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Achieving diversity : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / edited by Barbara I. Dewey, Loretta Parham.

Other author/creatorDewey, Barbara I.
Other author/creatorParham, Loretta.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 245 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Series How-to-do it manuals for librarians ; no. 140
How-to-do-it manuals for libraries no. 140. ^A242229
Contents Assessing your library's diversity and organizational climate / by Jane Williams -- Make diversity a goal through strategic planning / by Rhea Ballard-Thrower and Grace M. Mills -- Best practices for placing diversity at the center of your library / by Tracie D. Hall -- Practical strategies for building a library diversity program / by Molly Royse -- Diversity in libraries : a Canadian perspective / by Ganga B. Dakshinamurti -- Creating a diverse library staff / by Hannelore B. Rader -- Fostering diversity in recruitment, staffing, and retention / by Emma Bradford Perry -- Diversity and recruiting practices : how LIS schools and practitioners work together / by Jametoria Burton and W. Michael Havener -- Diversity and research libraries : the CIRLA Fellows Program / by Irene M. Hoffman -- Reaching high school students : sowing the seeds of librarianship / by Jessica Kayongo, LeRoy LaFleur, and Ira Revels -- Diversity and the digital divide at an HBCU : the University of Maryland Eastern Shore / by Sharon D. Brooks ... [et al.] -- Developing approaches for working with diverse user populations / by Deloice G. Holliday -- Tips and practices for quality library user services in a diverse environment / by Justina O. Osa -- Making peer research advisors a reality at NCSU Libraries / by Laura Blessing, Karen M. Brown Letarte, and Amy VanScoy -- Special collections as an integral part of a library's diversity initiative / by Tomaro I. Taylor and Lorel K. Reinstrom -- The past is never dead, it's not even past : the role of the Department of Archives and Special Collections during the "Open Doors" commemoration of the fortieth anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi / by Jennifer Aronson and Jennifer Ford -- The HBCU Library Alliance and SOLINET : partners in inclusion / by Loretta Parham, Janice R. Franklin, and Kate Nevins -- The Diversity Librarians' Network / by Kawanna Bright, Jayati Chaudhuri, and Maud Mundava -- Final thoughts on diversity in libraries / by Loretta Parham -- Celebrating diversity in libraries : a selected bibliography / by Molly Royse -- Samples of successful diversity documents.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
LCCN 2006003072
ISBN1555705545 (alk. paper)
ISBN9781555705541

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