Assessing Diversity in Hospital Library Collections

Public libraries have conducted collection diversity audits, but this is the first known report of a diversity audit in the hospital library community. A two-part questionnaire was sent to hospital librarians to determine their use of diversity audits in collection management and to provide a tool f...

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Published in:	Medical reference services quarterly Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 424 - 438
Main Authors:	Brillant, Bianca, Guessferd, Mimi Ray, Snieg, Anne L., Jones, Jennifer J., Keeler, Thomas, Stephenson, Priscilla L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Routledge 02-10-2022 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Audits Collection assessment Collection management collection quality measures diversity audit equity health care bias health disparities Hospital libraries Library collections Multiculturalism & pluralism
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Summary:	Public libraries have conducted collection diversity audits, but this is the first known report of a diversity audit in the hospital library community. A two-part questionnaire was sent to hospital librarians to determine their use of diversity audits in collection management and to provide a tool for a preliminary assessment of their collections' diversity. Results of the questionnaire indicate that developing diversity within hospital library collections is important to these respondents. These librarians also support diversity in their library personnel, open access, researching critical gaps, and programming.
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ISSN:	0276-3869 1540-9597
DOI:	10.1080/02763869.2022.2131185