The UNC Greensboro University Libraries is pleased to invite applications from early career librarians for our seventh Diversity Resident Librarian. The library residency program is intended to offer an opportunity for entry-level librarians with an interest in academic libraries to begin their professional careers and acquire core competencies and skills in research, scholarship, and instruction. The…
Category: Equity
Library Faculty Publish Book Chapters on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Academic Libraries
Four faculty members in University Libraries have published book chapters in “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action: Planning, Leadership, and Programming.” The new book, published in September by the American Library Association (ALA), features chapters from David Gwynn, digital projects coordinator and associate professor, Tiffany Henry, discovery cataloger and assistant professor, Stacey Krim, curator of manuscripts…
Open Access Week 2020
The theme for this year’s International Open Access Week, to be held October 19-25, will be “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.” Openness can be a powerful tool for building more equitable systems of sharing knowledge. Rebuilding research and scholarship to be open by default presents a unique opportunity to…
Library Diversity and Residency Studies (LDRS) Conference
University Libraries will host the Library Diversity and Residency Studies (LDRS) Conference on August 26 and 27, 2019 at the O. Henry Hotel, located at 624 Green Valley Road, Greensboro, NC 27408. The conference will primarily focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in libraries, including diversity residency programs. The conference is being hosted by UNC Greensboro…
