Diverse Personnel in Libraries
Diversity
Identity
Interviewees
Interviewing
Life History
Memory
Mentoring
Oral Historians: Tasks and Roles
Oral History
Oral History: Definitions
Shared Authority
Spectrum Initiative
Storytelling
Trauma
Validity
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- “Besides cultural diversity, we also need to be working toward
what I call ‘personal diversity’ or ‘total diversity.’
This is thinking about diversity as something we don’t just support
and display as a cultural/social ideal, but something we cultivate personally
within ourselves on many different levels--by exploring and expanding
our own talents, skills, aptitudes, ideas, and choices.” i
- “In a profession where Dewey and Ranganathan made major advancements, diversity is a positive fact of life and libraries should do more than just store those noble ideas.” ii
- “Diversity is the appreciation and respect for the distinct attributes, qualities, skills, histories, and experiences that we bring to a shared experience.” iii
- Adding diversity to the librarian profession is like adding multiple fruit flavors to a beverage. It lifts every thing up and provides a wonderful flavor in your mouth. The focus is not on one fruit flavor but a whole group of flavors that all bring a unique taste... Diversity helps expand our lives by providing an experience that cannot be measured monetarily.” iv
i Lisa Guedea Carreno in Watkins, Christine, “Chapter
Report: Across the Spectrum,” American Libraries 30 (8) September
1999: 10.
ii Jim Souce in Watkins, Christine, “A Community Mirror: Reflections on the Color of Librarianship,” American Libraries 30 (10) (November 1999), 66.
iii Sandra Rios Balderrama in “Diversity Officer Says Farewell,” American Libraries 33 (8) (September 2002): 11.
iv Jamal L. Comity in Spectrum: 1997-2000 Report. Chicago: ALA, [2000], 6.
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