Best of Core Forum: Anti-Racist Acquisitions: Interrogating Processes

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The process and policies of acquiring materials are often overlooked when considering developing an inclusive and anti-racist collection. This presentation will reflect upon how Whiteness manifests in library processes for acquiring materials and is grounded in Diane Gusa’s White Institutional Presence (WIP) framework. This presentation will offer questions participants can use to interrogate their own processes and policies, and will engage participants in small group discussions.

Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of this webinar, participants will:

  • Gain a basic understanding of Diane Gusa’s White Institutional Presence Framework;
  • Learn questions to use to interrogate Whiteness within their own processes and policies for acquiring materials and within approval plans; and
  • Practice reflecting upon and responding to the questions.

Who Should Attend: Acquisitions, Collection Development, or other library professionals who are guided by processes, policies, and workflows in their work.

Presenters:

Juleah Swanson is the Acquisitions and Accounting Section Lead at University of Colorado Boulder Libraries.

Arthur Aguilera is the Collection Assessment Librarian at University of Colorado Boulder.

Tech Requirements

Core Webinars are held in Zoom. Speakers or a headset for listening to the presentation are required. You may interact with the presenter and ask questions through text-based chat. Closed captioning is available in the Zoom platform. The webcast will be recorded and the link to the recording shared with registrants shortly after the live event.


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