{"title":"“Not another diversity audit”: Performing a diversity-based purchase analysis at a small academic library","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102961","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In 2021–2022, the Oxford College Library developed a methodology for analyzing new acquisitions to gain a better understanding of the library's purchasing habits. With this assessment, Oxford librarians were able to evaluate their work as collections professionals with a DEI lens. The methodology shown here expands on the diversity audit methodology of other scholars by endeavoring to capture the wide range of perspectives and topics needed in an academic collection, by looking at author demographics and diversity in content coverage. The article argues that these types of analyses can help academic libraries make better purchasing decisions and create more inclusive and diverse collections.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47762,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Academic Librarianship","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133324001228","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In 2021–2022, the Oxford College Library developed a methodology for analyzing new acquisitions to gain a better understanding of the library's purchasing habits. With this assessment, Oxford librarians were able to evaluate their work as collections professionals with a DEI lens. The methodology shown here expands on the diversity audit methodology of other scholars by endeavoring to capture the wide range of perspectives and topics needed in an academic collection, by looking at author demographics and diversity in content coverage. The article argues that these types of analyses can help academic libraries make better purchasing decisions and create more inclusive and diverse collections.
2021-2022 年,牛津大学图书馆制定了一套分析新采购的方法,以更好地了解图书馆的采购习惯。通过这一评估,牛津大学图书馆员能够以 DEI 的视角评估他们作为馆藏专业人员的工作。本文所展示的方法扩展了其他学者的多样性审计方法,通过研究作者人口统计和内容覆盖的多样性,努力捕捉学术馆藏所需的广泛视角和主题。文章认为,这些类型的分析可以帮助学术图书馆做出更好的采购决策,并创建更具包容性和多样性的馆藏。
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Academic Librarianship, an international and refereed journal, publishes articles that focus on problems and issues germane to college and university libraries. JAL provides a forum for authors to present research findings and, where applicable, their practical applications and significance; analyze policies, practices, issues, and trends; speculate about the future of academic librarianship; present analytical bibliographic essays and philosophical treatises. JAL also brings to the attention of its readers information about hundreds of new and recently published books in library and information science, management, scholarly communication, and higher education. JAL, in addition, covers management and discipline-based software and information policy developments.