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On Defense: Academic Librarians in DEI Battleground States

Birch, Stephanie; Howard, Alexandra; Schiavone, Mary Elizabeth; Nolan , Michelle M.

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JLOEV4.1_BirchEtAl.pdf

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Title
On Defense: Academic Librarians in DEI Battleground States
Author(s)
  • Birch, Stephanie
  • Howard, Alexandra
  • Schiavone, Mary Elizabeth
  • Nolan , Michelle M.
Issue Date
2024-12-20
Keyword(s)
  • DEI
  • Outreah
  • Academic libraries
  • Higher education
Date of Ingest
2025-01-30T10:16:33-06:00
Abstract
As anti-DEI legislation sweeps the nation, workers in academic libraries are beginning to feel the impact. Three librarians working in states with passed or proposed anti-DEI legislation share their experiences and observations on the cultural, professional, and education shifts taking place on their campuses. Read how these librarians are learning to navigate the uncharted waters of intensifying retrenchment politics in their day-to-day work and the consequences of anti-DEI legislation for librarians at both public and private institutions. The Idea Lab authors shed light on the chilling-effect anti-DEI legislation has created on college campuses across the United States. One author describes the prospective personal and professional consequences for librarians engaging in DEI activities and outreach programs. Another author considers the way librarians are embedded DEIAJ into their daily practices and performing small acts of resistance to maintain DEI efforts despite looming political and administrative pressures. The final author critiques a collective shift in librarianship behaviors to sidestep DEI efforts through self-censorship, in order to fly under legislative and administrative radars.
Publisher
Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21900/j.jloe.v4.1650
Copyright and License Information
  • Copyright 2024 Stephanie Birch, Alexandra Howard, Mary Elizabeth Schiavone, Michelle M. Nolan
  • This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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JLOE V4.1 2024 PRIMARY
Volume 4 Issue 1