PROGRAMMING FOR DIVERSITY IN INDIANA

LIBRARIES

Recruiting for the Future

ILF Annual Conference

Indianapolis, IN

23 March 2005

2:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m.

Jessica Kayongo, Assistant Librarian

Laura Bayard, Librarian

University Libraries of Notre Dame

Overview

1. Rationale for diversity recruiting2. Descriptions of ND Libraries’

programming3. Practical advice (we hope)4. Issue/ Trend5. Open question segment

WHY DIVERSITY RECRUITING? • Profession’s profile • Library school data • Demographics

Profile of the profession• Higher average age : 45• Chosen later in life; 2nd career• By 2013, 70% of librarians will

retire• Librarians retiring at younger

ages• 10.1% increase in employment

for librarians (2002/ 2012)*• 23.9% net replacement rate

(2002/ 2012) *

*U.S. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections and Training Data (2004/05 ed.) at: http://bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm

Library Schools: Data (Fall 2002)• Total enrollment up slightly from ‘01 (5.9%, but lower

than 2000’s increase; Master’s-LS=71.3% of total degree enrollment)

• LS: 10.7% under age 25 (Fall 2002) • LS: part-time students: 69.6 %• LS: females: 79.8%• LS degrees granted by race (2001-2002): Black 4.2% Hispanic 3% Asian / Pacific Islander 3.5%

ALISE Library and Information Science Education Statistical Report 2003 at: http://ils.unc.edu/ALISE/2003/Students/Students01.htmTables II-1-a-1, II-3-a, II-8 c 2 LS

Demographics: Indiana Co. / U.S.

by race IN pop. # / % / U.S. % 2000 Census

St. Joseph CountyMarion County

Lake County Elkhart County

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event

ND Libraries’ Ventures

• Residency• Summer Program• Project to Recruit the Next

Generation of Librarians

http://www.library.nd.edu/diversity/index.shtml

TIPS

• Who do you know?• Wh-wh-what plan?• Who’s giving it away?• Where do you find like-minded

librarians?• What are some resources?

Who do you know?

Wh-wh-what plan? • Mission, vision, values, & strategic

plan – Follow the path your institution dreams– Incorporate diversity into library

strategic plan

Some ideas, policies, practices

• Implementation team • Publicity• Stakeholders’ involvement• Targeted searches• ND’s Statement of Commitment to

Affirmative Action• IUSB’s Applicant Monitoring Form @

http://www.iusb.edu/~aaoffice/word/ApplicantMonitoringform.doc

Who’s giving it away?

• LAMA Cultural Diversity Grant @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards

• IMLS Librarians for the 21st Century @ http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_bdre.htm

• ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce @ http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/

• ALA Spectrum Scholarships @ http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/spectruminitiative.htm

• ALA Annual Diversity Research Grant Program @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards

• ALA List of Scholarships @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships

• ALA List of Grants and Fellowships @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship

Where do you find like-minded librarians?• Reforma @ http://www.reforma.org/

• Black Caucus of the American Library Association @ http://www.bcala.org/

• Asian/ Pacific American Librarians Assoc. @ http://www.apalaweb.org/• American Indian Library Assoc. @

http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.html• Chinese American Librarians Assoc. (CALA mid-West Chapter)

@ http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1&offset=1&result_url=redir

• Indiana Black Librarians Network• LAMA Diversity Officers’ DG

Cultural Diversity Committee @ http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamacommunity/lamacommittees/divisioncomms/LAMACommitteesandDiscussiongroups.htm

• ILF Task Force on Diversity & Multiculturalism• Diversity Information Network Exchange @: DINE@ala.org• ALA Diversity-L @: diversity-l@ala.org• Diversity Librarians’ Network @: http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/• National Diversity in Libraries Conference @

http://www.librarydiversity.org

What are some resources?

• ARL MLS Graduate Student Resume Database at:

https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html

• ARL Research Library Residency & Internship Programs at:

https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html

• ALA Office for Diversity at: http://www.ala.org

More resources?

• Become a Librarian! Make a difference @ your library http://www.becomealibrarian.org/

• Library Research Service (LRS) @ http://www.lrs.org/index.asp

• ACRL’s Issue & Advocacy @ http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitingprofession.htm

ISSUE/ TREND

• Retention & promotion• Cultural competency

Retention & promotion

• As many as 1 in 10 plan to leave librarianship within 5 years (career changes)

• Promote from within

Nicole Steffan, et. al. Retirement, Retention, and Recruitment: The Future of Librarianship in Colorado at http://www.lrs.org/documents/closer_look/RRR_web.pdf (accessed 3/1/05)

Cultural competency: a definition @ http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/ccfullrprt.pdf

Cultural Competency

• CODAC (Center on Diversity and Community,

University of Oregon) @ http://www.uoregon.edu/~codac/

• University of Iowa

Q. & A.

A portion of this presentation is available at:

• http://www.nd.edu/~lbayard/

GOODBYE