Humanizing LIS Education and Practice: Diversity by Design

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Humanizing LIS Education and Practice: Diversity by Design demonstrates that diversity concerns are relevant to all and need to be approached in a systematic way. Developing the Diversity by Design concept articulated by Dali and Caidi in 2017, the book promotes the notion of the diversity mindset. Grouped into three parts, the chapters within this volume have been written by an international team of seasoned academics and practitioners who make diversity integral to their professional and scholarly activities. Building on the Diversity by Design approach, the book presents case studies with practice models for two primary audiences: LIS educators and LIS practitioners. Chapters cover a range of issues, including, but not limited to, academic promotion and tenure; the decolonization of LIS education; engaging Indigenous and multicultural communities; librarians’ professional development in diversity and social justice; and the decolonization of library access practices and policies. As a collection, the book illustrates a systems-thinking approach to fostering diversity and inclusion in LIS, integrating it by design into the LIS curriculum and professional practice. Calling on individuals, organizations, policymakers, and LIS educators to make diversity integral to their daily activities and curriculum, Humanizing LIS Education and Practice: Diversity by Design will be of interest to anyone engaged in research and professional practice in Library and Information Science. Cover Half Title Endorsements Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures List of tables List of contributors Introduction: Looking beyond the “us versus them” and retrofitting References Part I Diversity by Design: Evolution and applications Chapter 1 Diversity by Design Notes References Chapter 2 Can we talk?: Perceptions of diversity issues by students with diverse backgrounds and a rumination on personal roads to systemic change Instead of the preamble: Our research journey Literature review Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion Notes References Part II Diversity by Design in Library and Information Science education Chapter 3 Making the diversity, equity, and inclusion mindset indispensable in the LIS classroom through design, content, communication, and assessment Introduction Andragogy Content Communication Assessment Conclusion Note References Chapter 4 Prioritizing diversity in Library and Information Science (LIS) education Why and implications Challenges and leadership roles in higher education Challenges and leadership roles of LIS professional associations Challenges and leadership roles in the LIS professional community Conclusion References Chapter 5 Designing for a diverse classroom Introduction Context On names and naming The demise of roll call Teamwork Building diversity mindsets Note References Chapter 6 Overcoming interrelated challenges to “Diversity by Design” in the LIS tenure and promotion process in the American academy Theoretical and contextual scope Privilege and exclusion in the American academy Biased trends in historical and contemporary LIS education “Dirty economics” of the scholarly publishing business Strategies of survival and sustenance Conclusion Notes References Part III Diversity by Design in Library and Information Science practice Chapter 7 Accessible by design: Creating an equitable reading landscape Introduction Context and definitions Public library services and people with print disabilities Accessible by design Future of accessible reading in public library service and LIS education Conclusion References Chapter 8 Professional development in diversity, equity, and inclusion: From add-on to “separate, but equal” to Diversity by Design Introduction The diversity problem Professional development in academic librarianship Two models of DEI professional development programming Diversity as “add-on” Diversity as “separate, but equal” A Diversity by Design approach to DEI Conclusion References Chapter 9 Library publishing for an inclusive education Introduction Interpretation of diversity Transformation in the post-colonial era Social justice Social justice and inclusive education Inclusivity in access to information and education Denorthernization of the colonized publishing landscape Inclusivity and demarginalization through library publishing Transition to social justice-driven library publishing The South African textbook dilemma The exemplar of the UCT publishing service Rollout of the publishing program The African continental platform Conclusion Notes References Chapter 10 Academic library initiatives “for the public good:” Diversity by Design or retrofitting? Introduction and background Collections and liaison activities First Nations information connection Staff training and development Indigenous staffing Indigenous internship program Indigenous embedded librarianship Decolonizing description initiative Indigenous initiatives work Evolving approaches Decolonizing and indigenizing in a colonial setting Notes References Index