ACRL Training & Equity in Library Work Discussion Group

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Charge: To create a discussion forum to discuss, research, and envision the many pathways to satisfying and equitable library work. At the outset, the interest is multi-pronged: practices or programs for making the MLS/MLIS experience more accessible and authentic, particularly for underrepresented and marginalized populations; parallel pathways to (or alternative credentialing for) librarian positions; and increasing equity between library worker classifications (in terms of compensation, benefits, professional development funding, institutional and disciplinary power, & etc.).
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  • 1.  Community Agreements

    Posted Mar 14, 2024 11:52 AM
    Edited by Hannah Mendro May 07, 2024 01:32 PM

    At our introductory meeting, we discussed what we might want to include in community agreements and discussion norms. We anticipate that this will be a longer and ongoing discussion, but this thread can be used to post either specific community agreements you would like to include, or examples of other community agreements documents that we might be inspired by. If posting other institutions' or groups community agreements, please attribute accordingly.

    Here is a link to a Google doc with brainstormed ideas from an early meeting.



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    Hannah Mendro
    Collections Lead
    University of Washington
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  • 2.  RE: Community Agreements

    Posted Apr 05, 2024 05:14 PM
    Edited by Je Salvador Apr 05, 2024 05:16 PM

    <<I cut my response and copied it to the thread where it belonged.>>



  • 3.  RE: Community Agreements

    Posted Apr 18, 2024 10:56 AM
    Edited by Hannah Mendro Apr 18, 2024 10:56 AM

    A couple of community agreements that feel important to me are taken from the UWB/CC Community Reads team, a group I'm part of:

    BE: Be present. Be open to new forms of knowledge.

    SPEAK: Speak from your own experiences.  Don't speak for others even if you share the same identity.

    These feel important in a group like this as we recognize that we all have a different "story" (as per our first meeting), that we are all coming to and through library work from very different perspectives and pathways. I want to make sure that I remain open to the experiences of others, listen to and understand the life experience that drive perspectives that might be different from my own, and clarify that my own opinions and communications come from my particular path/story, as well.



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    Hannah Mendro
    Collections Lead
    University of Washington
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  • 4.  RE: Community Agreements

    Posted May 07, 2024 01:45 PM

    It's May 7, and I'm adding our shared document for drafting and reflecting on Community Agreements.



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    Je Salvador
    Research & Instruction Librarian
    University of Washington Libraries
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