Auditing Diversity in Library Collections Washington Rosalind A.
Auditing Diversity in Library Collections Washington Rosalind A. Library collections serve as a reflection of their communities and the wider world, and audits are the best way to assess the…
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Auditing Diversity in Library Collections Washington Rosalind A.
Library collections serve as a reflection of their communities and the wider world, and audits are the best way to assess the inclusivity of these collections. Conducting a diversity audit gives library professionals a realistic and accurate assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the materials they provide their readers. In this practical book, Sarah Voels helps libraries meet the challenge of doing a diversity audit.The task of auditing a collection for its diversity is essential to the development of a reflective collection.
But what's the best way to conduct an audit? Only with this information at hand can libraries work toward improvement. What criteria should be used?
How can audits be tailored to specific communities? How much will it cost, and how much time will it take?Voels has taken away the guesswork by surveying a wide range of libraries