Sharing our words, transforming our relationships
As members of the OLA Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, we choose our words carefully.
What the … [add library superlative language here]?
Humans have created numerous theoretical lenses to give order to and make sense of the world.
Racialized is the new Black, and Brown and …
When I think back to my early understandings of race, I recall being five years old and passing some older boys who spat on me ...
Inclusive librarianship: On whiteness
As for librarians of colour, a focus on whiteness is very beneficial. I found this true for myself and I got a great response from librarians of colour.
Words matter
Words can be both very precise and interpreted widely. As such there is no single authoritative definition of anything.
Tara Zarrin
Tara Zarrin is an information/marketing professional and has worked at various information/records management/marketing environments.
Valentina Ly
Valentina Ly is a new MLIS grad and works as a research assistant at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Ken Williment
Ken Williment is currently a Branch Manager at Halifax Public Libraries. He has worked in libraries…
Sajni Lacey
Sajni Lacey is the Learning and Curriculum Support Librarian at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Her work focuses on coordinating the library instructional…
Rashed Ahmad
Rashed Ahmad is the First Nations Skills Development Advisor at Ontario Library Service North in Sudbury.
Editorial guidelines: A statement of principles
A lack of editorial guidelines is problematic, particularly when making decisions as to whether a given article should be published or not (i.e., censored).