PROGRAMMING FOR DIVERSITY IN INDIANA LIBRARIES

1. PROGRAMMING FOR DIVERSITY IN INDIANA LIBRARIES Recruiting for the Future Jessica Kayongo, Assistant Librarian Laura Bayard, Librarian University Libraries of Notre Dame ILF Annual Conference Indianapolis, IN 23 March 2005 2:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m.

2. Overview • Rationale for diversity recruiting • Descriptions of ND Libraries’ programming • Practical advice (we hope) • Issue/ Trend • Open question segment

3. WHY DIVERSITY RECRUITING? • Profession’s profile • Library school data • Demographics

4. Profile of the profession • Higher average age : 45 • Chosen later in life; 2nd career • By 2013, 70% of librarians will retire • Librarians retiring at younger ages • 10.1% increase in employment for librarians (2002/ 2012)* • 23.9% net replacement rate (2002/ 2012) * *U.S. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections and Training Data (2004/05 ed.)at: http://bls.gov/emp/optd/home.htm

5. Library Schools: Data (Fall 2002) • Total enrollment up slightly from ‘01 (5.9%, but lower than 2000’s increase; Master’s-LS=71.3% of total degree enrollment) • LS: 10.7% under age 25 (Fall 2002) • LS: part-time students: 69.6 % • LS: females: 79.8% • LS degrees granted by race (2001-2002): Black 4.2% Hispanic 3% Asian / Pacific Islander 3.5% ALISE Library and Information Science Education Statistical Report 2003 at: http://ils.unc.edu/ALISE/2003/Students/Students01.htm Tables II-1-a-1, II-3-a, II-8 c 2 LS

6. Demographics: Indiana Co. / U.S. by race IN pop. # / % / U.S. % 2000 Census Lake County Elkhart County Marion County St. Joseph County http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event

7. ND Libraries’ Ventures • Residency • Summer Program • Project to Recruit the Next Generation of Librarians http://www.library.nd.edu/diversity/index.shtml

8. TIPS • Who do you know? • Wh-wh-what plan? • Who’s giving it away? • Where do you find like-minded librarians? • What are some resources?

9. Who do you know?

10. Wh-wh-what plan? • Mission, vision, values, & strategic plan • Follow the path your institution dreams • Incorporate diversity into library strategic plan

11. Some ideas, policies, practices • Implementation team • Publicity • Stakeholders’ involvement • Targeted searches • ND’s Statement of Commitment to Affirmative Action • IUSB’s Applicant Monitoring Form @ http://www.iusb.edu/~aaoffice/word/ApplicantMonitoringform.doc

13. Who’s giving it away? • LAMA Cultural Diversity Grant @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards • IMLS Librarians for the 21st Century @ http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_bdre.htm • ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce @ http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/ • ALA Spectrum Scholarships @ http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/spectruminitiative.htm • ALA Annual Diversity Research Grant Program @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards • ALA List of Scholarships @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships • ALA List of Grants and Fellowships @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship

14. Where do you find like-minded librarians? • Reforma@ http://www.reforma.org/ • Black Caucus of the American Library Association@ http://www.bcala.org/ • Asian/ Pacific American Librarians Assoc.@ http://www.apalaweb.org/ • American Indian Library Assoc. @ http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.html • Chinese American Librarians Assoc. (CALA mid-West Chapter) @ http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1&offset=1&result_url=redir • Indiana Black Librarians Network • LAMA Diversity Officers’ DG Cultural Diversity Committee@ http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamacommunity/lamacommittees/divisioncomms/LAMACommitteesandDiscussiongroups.htm • ILF Task Force on Diversity & Multiculturalism • Diversity Information Network Exchange @: DINE@ala.org • ALA Diversity-L @: diversity-l@ala.org • Diversity Librarians’ Network @: http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/ • National Diversity in Libraries Conference@http://www.librarydiversity.org

15. ARL MLS Graduate Student Resume Database at: https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html ARL Research Library Residency & Internship Programs at: https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html ALA Office for Diversity at: http://www.ala.org What are some resources?

16. Become a Librarian! Make a difference @ your libraryhttp://www.becomealibrarian.org/ Library Research Service (LRS) @ http://www.lrs.org/index.asp ACRL’s Issue & Advocacy @ http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitingprofession.htm More resources?

17. ISSUE/ TREND • Retention & promotion • Cultural competency

18. Retention & promotion • As many as 1 in 10 plan to leave librarianship within 5 years (career changes) • Promote from within Nicole Steffan, et. al. Retirement, Retention, and Recruitment: The Future of Librarianship in Colorado at http://www.lrs.org/documents/closer_look/RRR_web.pdf (accessed 3/1/05)

19. Cultural competency: a definition @http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/ccfullrprt.pdf

20. Cultural Competency • CODAC (Center on Diversity and Community, University of Oregon) @http://www.uoregon.edu/~codac/ • University of Iowa

21. Q. & A.

22. A portion of this presentation is available at: • http://www.nd.edu/~lbayard/ GOODBYE