Publication Date

2021

Document Type

Book Chapter

Organizational Units

University Libraries

Keywords

Collection development, Diversity, Indigenous peoples, Collection diversification

Abstract

In 2014, the DU Libraries began to address a lack of work by and about the Cheyenne and Arapaho people in its collections, and moved toward reparative change in response to historical traumas suffered by Indigenous Peoples. The history of this work and its origins—which led to the creation of the Libraries’ Collection Diversification Task Force (CDTF) and now informs the Libraries’ collection development philosophy and operational inclusivity—are discussed in the “Developments Leading to the Collection Diversification Task Force” section of this chapter. Further on, the “Collection Diversification Task Force” section clarifies methodology, recommendations, and self-discovery on the part of librarians. Finally, “Reflections for Future Work” summarizes where collection diversification currently stands at DU Libraries and highlights the role of administrative support in encouraging this process to continue.

Publication Statement

This is a preprint of:

Bowers, J., Crowe, K., Keeran, P., Maness, J., Solis, D., & Tharp, S. (2021). Working toward human-centered, reparative change through print collection development at the University of Denver. In Mcallister, L. & Laster, S. (Eds.), Transforming print: Collection development and management for our connected future (pp. 33-47). ALA Editions.

Rights Holder

Jennifer Bowers, Katherine Crowe, Peggy Keeran, Jack M. Maness, Denisse Solis, Shannon Tharp

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

15 pgs

File Size

498 KB

First Page

33

Last Page

77



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