Race and Racism in Collection Development: Socialization, implicit bias and decision making, and why it's important for youth collections to include books with diverse characters

Authors

Lisa A. Gooden, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of LawFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Abstract

A professional development presentation designed for librarians responsible for collection development in the area of children's and young adult literature. Includes a discussion on race in the publishing industry and library profession, implicit bias and the impacts on collection development, and practical advice for building and maintaining a diverse collection of books for youth. This presentation was created for the Mid-America Library Alliance Spring 2019 Workshop: Diversity in Children’s Literature and Programming.

First Page

1

Last Page

28

Publication Date

Spring 2019

Recommended Citation

Gooden, Lisa A., "Race and Racism in Collection Development: Socialization, implicit bias and decision making, and why it's important for youth collections to include books with diverse characters" (2019). Presentations and Speeches. 5.
https://irlaw.umkc.edu/faculty_presentations/5