Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2013

Abstract

Created in 2011, and revised in June 2013 by the 2011 – 2013 Diversity Committee, this document houses the initiatives developed by the Western Washington University Libraries Diversity Committee. The 2013-2016 Western Libraries Diversity Plan is organized into the following areas, with affiliated projects in every section:

  • Recruitment & Retention: The Diversity Committee will provide useful tools for recruiting diverse, qualified personnel.
  • Employee Training & Development: The Diversity Committee will provide opportunities for employee development, with the goal of culturally competent personnel.
  • Outreach & Instruction: The Diversity Committee will provide useful tools for including diverse voices in Libraries Instruction, as well as perform important outreach endeavors.
  • Collections & Access: The Diversity Committee will highlight the diverse voices at Western Libraries found in library collections, in addition to improving access to those same collections for users with disabilities.

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Committees--Planning--Libraries; Library employees--Training of; Library employees--Recruiting; Library personnel management; Diversity in the workplace; Multicultural education; Cultural competence

Subjects - Names (LCNAF)

Western Washington University. Libraries

Genre/Form

articles

Type

Text

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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