You’re Welcome · 2019. 8. 11. · You’re Welcome: How We’re Inviting Folks into Arts...
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You’re Welcome:How We’re Inviting Folks into Arts
Librarianship
Marianne R. WilliamsLibrarian-in-Residence
University of Arkansas Libraries
March 29, 2019Find Yourself: Developing a Professional Identity in Art Librarianship Interactive Panel
ARLIS Salt Lake City
Who has the same birthday?
Goldenberg, Russell. 2019. “The Birthday
Paradox”. The Pudding. Accessed March 15, 2019.
https://pudding.cool/2018/04/birthday-paradox/.
What just happened?
How did you end up doing what you are doing?
In thinking about who gets welcomed... In 2007, the Diversity Counts report
from ALA stated “credentialed librarians are predominantly women, ages 45-54, and white. They are not limited by disability and work full-time” (Davis and Hall, quoted in Vinopal (2016))
Some initiatives designed to welcome:
● ALA Spectrum Scholarship Program● ARL’s Kaleidoscope Program
(formerly Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce)
● ACRL Diversity Residency Programs● Kress Fellowships● ARL/Society of American Archivists
Mosaic Program● REFORMA● ALA Round Tables (New Members,
GLBTQ+)● ARLIS Yearlong Mentorship Program● Banff Centre Library Practicum● ARLISNAP
The library staffing pipeline
“The library staffing
pipeline is rooted in the
discrepancies in
socioeconomic status based
on race and ethnicity,
discrepancies which are
inherited generationally”
(Vinopal 2016)
The privilege of mobility
and choosing where to live
is still largely limited
to white people in the
United States (Vinopal
2016)
With great opportunities should come great support
Housing and relocation allowances
How are new folks welcomed into your institution?
Meet Leyla
Associated Student Government. 2019. “Leyla
Coronel Moreno”. University of Arkansas Student
Government. Accessed March 15, 2019.
https://asg.uark.edu/.
Recruiting outside of the humanities
Think about the mission, data, and follow through of your institution
Folks don’t stay where they don’t feel welcome
Expanding your personal network + community
ReferencesHudson, David James and Gina Sclesselman-Tarango. May 20, 2016. “On Structures
and Self-Work: Locating Anti-racist Politics in LIS.” Presentation at LACUNY
2016 Institute: Race Matters: Race, Racism and Antiracism.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/library-publications/33/.
Kuecker, Elliott. 2017. “Recruiting and Retaining LGBTQ-Indentified Staff in
Academic Libraries through Ordinary Methods.” In the Library with the Lead
Pipe. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/recruiting-and-
retaining-lgbtq-identified-staff-in-academic-libraries-through-ordinary-
methods/.
Thorpe, Kirsten. 2019. “Transformative Praxis - Building Spaces for Indigenous
Self-Determination in Libraries and Archives.” In the Library with the Lead
Pipe. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2019/transformative-praxis/.
Vinopal, Jennifer. 2016. “The Quest for Diversity in Library staffing: From
Awareness to Action.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe.
http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2016/quest-for-diversity/