EMIERT (Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table)

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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
  • To organize task forces, institutes, and workshops to carry out the functions of the Round Table as defined in the petition.
  • To develop for Annual conferences forums and symposia programs that deal with the key issues of ethnicity and librarianship.
  • To maintain a liaison with the Office of Library Outreach Services and cooperate with other ALA units, including the caucuses in joint projects for the betterment of outreach services.
  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

Learn more about EMIERT on the ALA website.

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Upcoming ALA-Gallup Research Initiative

  • 1.  Upcoming ALA-Gallup Research Initiative

    Posted Jul 26, 2024 03:25 PM

    Dear colleagues,

    My name is Jennifer Ledesma, and I am the Program Coordinator for Community Engagement at the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services. I'm reaching out to you all with an exciting opportunity, which ODLOS would love your help with. 

    We have partnered with Gallup, a global analytics and data gathering company, to understand more about the current state of diversity within our field and capture perspectives from current librarians and leaders. Our goal is to discover opportunities for programming and other areas of support that can help build and maintain a more diverse population of librarians within our field.

    In the coming weeks we will be selecting leaders from across the field, Spectrum Scholarship alumni, and library professionals to participate in interviews. Interviews will be scheduled through August 30th. These interviews will help us to capture a range of opinions and first-hand experiences from librarians in the field.

    If you are selected for an interview and would like to participate, a Gallup facilitator will ask you questions regarding your personal experiences, observations, and opinions surrounding diversity in the field. Interviews will last 60 minutes, and participants will be sent a $40 gift card upon completion. Participants' personal identity will be protected, and comments made in interviews will be reviewed and reported in aggregate only.

    Thank you in advance for your consideration in participating in this exciting research opportunity! If you have any questions, you may reach out to the Gallup team by contacting andy_kemp@gallup.com.

    Best Regards,

    Jennifer Ledesma, on behalf of the Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services

    Jennifer Ledesma

    she/her/hers

    Program Coordinator, Community Engagement, Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)

    ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation

    225 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1300

    Chicago, IL 60601

    P: (312) 280-4297

    jledesma@ala.org

    www.ala.org | www.ala.org/diversity



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    Jennifer Ledesma
    American Library Association
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