Inclusive and Anti-Racist Collecting at UNLV: Draft Report and Recommendations

Authors

Annette Day, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Sarah R. Jones, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Amy Tureen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Susan B. Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Amanda Melilli, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Thomas Padilla, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Aidy Weeks, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

9-2022

First page number:

1

Last page number:

9

Abstract

The UNLV University Libraries recognizes that as both a direct and indirect result of colonialism and white supremacy the historical and contemporary scholarly publishing market atypically centers and prioritizes voices that are white, male, Christian, able-bodied, and heterosexual (Muka, 2018; Ray, 2018; Baffoe, Asimeng-Boahene, & Buster, 2014; and Buggs, Sims, & Kramer, 2020). In an attempt to redress this imbalance, the UNLV University Libraries is committed to collecting content by and about people and communities that have historically been excluded. This effort includes but is not limited to the intentional collection of materials about and by groups historically excluded by virtue of their ethnicity, race, religion, sexuality, gender, physical ability, mental ability, language, and nationality.

Controlled Subject

Academic libraries--Collection development; Anti-racism; Urban universities and colleges

Disciplines

Collection Development and Management

File Format

pdf

File Size

78 KB

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Repository Citation

Day, A., Jones, S. R., Tureen, A., Wainscott, S. B., Melilli, A., Padilla, T., Weeks, A. (2022). Inclusive and Anti-Racist Collecting at UNLV: Draft Report and Recommendations. 1-9.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/lib_articles/748