SJSU Research Guides: Examining Racism in the Library: Cultural Competence for Librarians

Cultural Competence for Librarians

The resources on this list were offered in the LJA Continuing Education course "Cultural Competence for Librarians" with instructor Shaundra Walker August, 2020.

LJA Profile: Shaundra Walker is the Associate Director for Instruction and Research Services at Georgia College. She holds a B.A. in History from Spelman College, a Masters in Library and Information Studies from Clark Atlanta University and Ph.D. in educational leadership with a concentration in higher education administration from Mercer University. Shaundra has over 15 years of experience working in libraries and higher education. Her work and research in libraries and education is deeply influenced by her experience attending and working in minority serving institutions. Her research interests include the recruitment and retention of diverse librarians and organizational development within the library.

Cultural Competence: A Conceptual Framework for Library and Information Science Professionals
Overall, P. (2009). Cultural Competence: A Conceptual Framework for Library and Information Science Professionals. The Library Quarterly (Chicago), 79(2), 175–204. https://doi.org/10.1086/597080
Intercultural leadership toolkit for librarians: Building awareness to effectively serve diverse multicultural populations.
Allard, S., Qayyum, M. A., & Mehra, B. (2017). Intercultural leadership toolkit for librarians: Building awareness to effectively serve diverse multicultural populations. Education Libraries, 30(1), 5-12.
Killing Me Softly: A Game about Microaggressions
From website: "A game demonstrating how it feels to suffer microaggressions and acculturative stress day after day. The goal of this game is to illustrate as clearly as possible the accumulation of microaggressions and acculturative stress upon the physical and mental body, so that it may be better understood by people who may not understand how these incidents play out."
Libraries on the frontlines: neutrality and social justice
Gibson, Amelia N, Chancellor, Renate L, Cooke, Nicole A, Park Dahlen, Sarah, Lee, Shari A, & Shorish, Yasmeen L. (2017). Libraries on the frontlines: neutrality and social justice. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion an International Journal, 36(8), 751–766. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-11-2016-0100
Making a New Table: Intersectional Librarianship
Ettarh, F. (2014, July 2). Making a New Table: Intersectional Librarianship. Retrieved August 05, 2020, from http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/making-a-new-table-intersectional-librarianship-3/
Microaggressions: More Than Just Race
Derald, S. W. (2010). Microaggressions: More Than Just Race. Psychology Today, (November 11). Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/microaggressions-in-everyday-life/201011/microaggressions-more-just-race
Racial microaggressions in everyday life: implications for clinical practice
Sue, D. W., Capodilupo, C. M., Torino, G. C., Bucceri, J. M., Holder, A., Nadal, K. L., & Esquilin, M. (2007). Racial microaggressions in everyday life: implications for clinical practice. American psychologist, 62(4), 271-286.
Struggling to Breathe: COVID-19, Protest, and the LIS Response
Gibson, Amelia N, Chancellor, Renate L, Cooke, Nicole A, Dahlen, Sarah Park, Patin, Beth, & Shorish, Yasmeen L. (2020). Struggling to breathe: COVID-19, protest and the LIS response. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-07-2020-0178
Unpacking Identity: Racial, Ethnic, and Professional Identity and Academic Librarians of Color.
Gonzalez-Smith, Isabel, Juleah Swanson, and Azusa Tanaka. "Unpacking Identity: Racial, Ethnic, and Professional Identity and Academic Librarians of Color." In The Librarian Stereotype: Deconstructing Perceptions and Presentations of Information Work, edited by Nicole Pagowsky and Miriam Rigby, 149-173. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries, 2014.
The Virtuous Circle Revisited: Injecting Diversity, Inclusion, Rights, Justice, and Equity into LIS from Education to Advocacy
Jaeger, P., Cooke, N., Feltis, C., Hamiel, M., Jardine, F., & Shilton, K. (2015). The Virtuous Circle Revisited: Injecting Diversity, Inclusion, Rights, Justice, and Equity into LIS from Education to Advocacy. The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy,85(2), 150-171. doi:10.1086/680154