Something is Missing:

Racial Diversity in YA

LIS Education

Diversity (n): The condition or quality of being diverse, different, or varied

“The underrepresented, the disadvantaged, and the underserved.” (Jaeger, Subramaniam, Jones & Bertot, 2011, p. 171)

What

Who

14.6%African American

6.2%Asian American 13%Hispanic 37.6%

The future

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Diversity in YA LIS Education

22.2%

of LIS students had the option to take a

diversity-related course 21.3

% Of LIS students felt prepared to

work with diverse

populations

Improved Courses

Responsibility

"If students are not aware of issues of diversity, inclusion, and underrepresentation …these students will not be able to adequately serve their communities or their profession”

Jaeger et al., 2010, p. 179

Responsibility

Educators

Students/Librarians

Patrons

Looking ahead

References

Prince, R. (2015, March 5). Children of color likely to be majority of kids in US by 2020. The Root. Retrieved from www.theroot.com

Phillips, A. (2014, May). More than just books: Librarians as a source of support for cyberbullied young adults. The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young Adults, 4. Retrieved from www.yalsa.ala.org

Diversity [Def. 1]. (n.d.) In Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved from www.oed.com

Follet Challenge. (2014, June 27). Diversity, equity and inclusion at Edumnds Middle School Library [Video file]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/OhUHG37TSd8

Subramaniam, M.M., Jaeger, P. T., Jones, C. B., & Bertot, J. C. (2011). Diversity and LIS education: Inclusion and the age of information. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 52(3): 166-183. Available from EBSCOHost.

Subramaniam, M. M. & Jaeger. P. T. (2010/2011). Weaving diversity into LIS: An examination of diversity course offerings in iSchool programs. Education for Information, 28(1): 1-19. Available from Academic Search Complete.