Distinguished Seminar Series: "Welcome to the Library: Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives"
In this presentation, “Welcome to the Library: Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives,” Trevor A. Dawes, Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums and May Morris University Librarian at the University of Delaware, reviews the work of the ALA Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, which he co-chaired, and also examines the diversity and inclusion efforts at several libraries.
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Trevor A. Dawes
In this presentation, “Welcome to the Library: Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives,” Trevor A. Dawes, Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums and May Morris University Librarian at the University of Delaware, reviews the work of the ALA Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, which he co-chaired, and also examines the diversity and inclusion efforts at several libraries. In providing this review, Mr. Dawes highlights some programs that have been successful and may serve as models for other libraries and organizations.
About Trevor A. Dawes
Mr. Dawes has more than 20 years of management and leadership experience, predominantly in academic research libraries. He has been active professionally, serving on several local, regional and national library committees. He was one of the founding members and the first president of the New Jersey Chapter of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was named a 2007 Library Journal "Mover & Shaker" for his help in creating the organization. In 2013, Mr. Dawes was elected President of the Association of College and Research Libraries. During his tenure, he focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.
About the Distinguished Seminar Series
OCLC Research established the Distinguished Seminar Series in 1978 to encourage the sharing of thought leadership around topics that effect the ever-evolving world of librarianship and information sharing. As a program of the OCLC Research Library Partnership, we invite distinguished professionals to our headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, to give presentations on topics of current interest. Speakers may discuss recently completed or early-stage research that they have undertaken or report other types of professional activity. Some topics align closely with our current research directions, while others represent areas of interest to the library and information science community that are not formally being studied by our researchers.
Date
21 November 2016
Time
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]
Location
Dublin, Ohio
Venue
OCLC Kilgour Auditorium