[OPLINLIST] ALAO and SWON present: Innovation Conversation - What We (don’t) Talk About When We Talk About Diversity (webinar, 1/24, 1 p.m.)

[ALAO Public Relations Coordinator]

​The Academic Library Association of Ohio
<https://www.alaoweb.org/event-2743607> and SWON Libraries Consortium
<http://swonlibraries.org/> are continuing an annual series of 3-4 online
learning opportunities called Innovation Conversations. ALAO members and
staff at SWON supporting member libraries may attend for free and access
recorded archives of the webinars.

Innovation Conversations give people a chance to hear from and speak with
library leaders on hot topics, new trends, or exciting initiatives. The
first part of the online meeting will feature a short presentation on the
topic that brought this library leader to our attention. The second part is
a live interview and Q&A session with attendees.

 2018 Innovation Conversation #1

*What We (don’t) Talk About When We Talk About Diversity*

Presented by Ione Damasco, associate professor and coordinator of
cataloging at University of Dayton
Wednesday, January 24th @ 1 PM - 2 PM EST

 In 2012, ACRL issued a document outlining eleven diversity standards for
academic libraries to use in developing the skills and competencies that
are necessary to serve diverse populations. ALA lists “diversity” as one of
its 11 core values. Lately, the rhetoric around “diversity” has expanded to
include the terms “inclusion” and “equity.” Typically, when we use the word
“diversity” we refer to specific categories of identity: race, gender,
ability, and sexual orientation, to name a few. As colleges and
universities engage in more diversity initiatives, how is the conversation
around diversity, equity, and inclusion taking shape? What do we mean when
we talk about diversity in academic libraries? What is left unsaid when
these conversations take place? Focusing on race, this session will
challenge attendees to unpack, rethink and reframe the diversity
conversation. The presenter will share findings from a content analysis
project of academic library diversity plans, provide a brief overview of
critical race scholarship in the field, and challenge attendees to think
critically about current library rhetoric around race. Attendees will come
away from this session with new frameworks to consider as the foundation
for anti-racist work not just in academic libraries but higher education as
a whole.

This presentation was a very popular session at the October 27 ALAO
conference, “Libraries Act. Respond. Transform: The ART of Empowerment.” In
case you missed the session, the conference or want a refresher, here is
another opportunity for you to engage with this important topic. The ALAO
Program Committee and ALAO Diversity Committee are proud to co-sponsor this
webinar with SWON Libraries Consortium.

Register Online

*ALAO Members:* Free! Register at https://www.alaoweb.org/event-2743607

Join for $40, $10 for retirees, and free for library school students. We
plan on doing 3-4 webinars a year, so joining is the best option. Want to
join ALAO? Start here: http://alaoweb.org/join
*SWON Supporting Member Libraries & Other Libraries:*
http://swonlibraries.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1039450&group=

Registrants will receive a link in advance of the webinar.
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