2001 - 2002 Professional Activities
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American Library Association Conference, June 2002
Diversity Committee members presented a poster session entitled
"Diversity @ Our Library: The Evolution of a Diversity Initiative
at UT Libraries." The session was delivered both at the ALA Diversity
Fair and at the general poster sessions for administration and management. See some photos of the poster session.
Cultural Diversity Grant, April 2002
The Committee received a Cultural Diversity Grant from the Library
Administration and Management Association (LAMA) of the American
Library Association. The grant was awarded at ALA's annual conference
in June, 2002. The grant dollars are to be used to host a pre-conference
on diversity at the 2003 Tennessee Library Association conference.
National Conference on Diversity in Academic Libraries, April
2002
Committee members presented a paper entitled "Are We Ready to Meet Our Future:
A Diversity Climate Assessment" at the 3rd
National Conference on Diversity in Academic Libraries. The paper summarized
the Committee's October 2001 climate survey.
For more information on the Committee's survey project, see the Diversity Climate Assessment page.
Tennessee Library Association Conference, March 2002
At the 2002 annual conference of the Tennessee Library Association,
Committee members moderated and participated in a panel entitled
"All People Considered: Diversity Efforts in Tennessee Libraries."
Librarians and staff from a variety of types and sizes of libraries
discussed their experiences and insights in developing positive
climates for diversity.
2001
ARL Online Lyceum Course, September 10 - October 12, 2001
The Libraries' administration provided support for Molly Royse,
a Diversity Committee member, to participate in an online course
on diversity sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries.
The course was entitled "The Role of Assessment in Advancing Diversity"
and was based on the principle that diversity is central to a library's
developmental and operational structure. The course provided theoretical
foundations for understanding diversity concepts as well as practical
models for assessment methods.
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