RECOMMENDED READS FOR EQUITY€¦ · SYDNEY KRUEGER AND CAITLIN STEWART WITH UW LIBRARIES To inform our direction and project needs, we reviewed the circulation data, recommendation
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Recommended Reads for Equity is a collection of equity, diversity, and inclusion-focusedbooks curated by members of the University of Washington community and housed in
Odegaard. Each book added to the collection is done so on the recommendation of a UWcommunity member. We set out to revitalize the project through enhanced accessibility,
promotion, organization, and participation.
This collection builds connections between community members bybridging themes of equity, diversity, and inclusion in books
through sharing meaningful personal experiences.
RECOMMENDED READS FOR EQUITY
Submit a Recommendation: tinyurl.com/reads4equity
Assess CurrentEngagement
Grow thecollection
Re-designwebpage
Re-OrganizeTaxonomy
Establish protocols
Host VirtualBooktalks
SYDNEY KRUEGER AND CAITLIN STEWARTWITH UW LIBRARIES
To inform ourdirection andproject needs, wereviewed thecirculation data,recommendationcounts, pageviews, and more.
The collectionwas alphabeticallyorganized by titleon the website.We shifted thetaxonomy to beorganized bygenre, based onuser testing.
The webpage wasre-designed toreflect the newtaxonomy andadded booktalks,reading guides,and collectionguidelinespresented in amodernized style.
We promoted theinitiative throughsocial media andoutreach, thenprocessed andpurchased thenew books,updating thewebpage toreflect additions.
We createdprocedures for:promotion, outreach,purchasing,acquisition, andmanagement tobe followed byfuture libraryemployees.
We implementedan activity forlibrary studentemployeees andother staff tocreate a virtualbooktalkrecommendationto be shared.
"West African fantasy by a Nigerian American author! The more non-"swords and sorcery"/
White European fantasy (and sciencefiction) literature we can support and
provide access to, the better." -Nicole G.
"It's one of the most revered plays in the
U.S. that powerfully weaves together personal and social conditions of being a
gay, queer, or racial minority person under theneoliberal political environment seen in
Reagan and Bush eras." -Sumyat T.
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