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ALA Task Force Seeks Input (non-members included)
By Donna DiMichele | January 15, 2015
ALA Task Force Seeks Input on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was created in the spring of 2014 by then ALA President, Barbara Stripling. The Task Force is currently in the information-gathering phase. To aid with information gathering, it has launched a series of short surveys to be conducted at times to coincide with the ALA Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences through 2016. These surveys are designed to help understand the culture of the association, the profession, and our communities with respect to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
“Embracing and celebrating diversity, and creating a more inclusive profession have been long-standing goals of the American Library Association. With your help, we hope to ensure these values are upheld,” said Task Force co-chairs Trevor A. Dawes and Martin L. Garnar.
The survey can be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/tfedi1web and responses will be collected through February 16, 2015. ALA members and nonmembers are encouraged to participate.
The first survey presents the Task Force created definitions of equity, diversity, and inclusion and asks individuals to consider ALA’s current alignment to those definitions. The final, analyzed results of the survey will be reported on by April 2015 via the Task Force’s ALA Connect community and distributed through various ALA channels.
Please take a few minutes to answer the survey which should take no more than 7 minutes to complete.
The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s charge is to develop a plan and strategic actions to build more equity, diversity, and inclusion among our members, the field of librarianship, and our communities. The most important Task Force outcome is the public and honest conversation generated by its plan and recommended actions. The final Task Force report will include recommendations for ensuring that a continuing focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion is embedded throughout the ALA organization.
Questions about the survey can be sent to the Task Force at diversity@ala.org.
Should technical issues with the survey arise, please contact the ALA Office for Diversity at diversity@ala.org or 800-545-2433 ext. 5048.
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