Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Collection Development

Survey eeveloped by publisher Lee & Low that seeks to learn more about publishing houses and review journals regarding the racial, gender, sexual orientation, and ability makeup of their employees; establish concrete statistics about the diversity of the publishing workforce; and then build on this information by reissuing the survey every four years.

Documented by the Cooperative Children's Book Center
School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Developed by The Ripped Bodice Bookstore, tracks the publication of books written by authors of color and indigenous peoples in the romance genre.

Shows percentage of books depicting characters from diverse backgrounds based on the 2018 publishing statistics compiled by the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

June 2019 article from Bustle.

Wiki devoted to cataloging and defining tropes found in media and pop culture.

Guide for critically examining books for youth and includes examples of harmful stereotypes.

Blog developed by White librarians organizing to confront racism in the field of children’s and young adult literature. Examines and advocates for authenticity and visibility of marginalized groups in books for youth.

Readers' advisory blog by librarian Becky Spratford.

Toolkit developed by Diversity Talks addressing the lack of representation and imagination in assigned readings within school curricula.

Kit designed to help shed light on lesser-known books that are about diverse characters and/or written by diverse authors, and to give teachers, librarians and booksellers the tools they need to “booktalk” these books to their students, patrons, and customers.

Inform your curation and promotion of materials by pushing yourself to read more widely with the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge.

2019 project from the Nashville Public Library.

2017 Medium article by Dr. Lyra D. Monteiro.

1990 paper by Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop highlighting the importance of all children to see themselves reflected in stories and to see the experiences of others through stories.

Coined by YA author Corinne Duyvis, #OwnVoices describes stories about diverse characters written by authors from that same diverse group.

2015 blog post by librarian Amy Koester highlighting privilege held by library material selectors, particularly white selectors for diverse readers.

Developed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, this guide offers a checklist for inclusive library services. A checklist for inclusive collections can be found on page 10.

Results from Library Journal's 2019 Diverse Materials Survey, includes information about collection development practices from libraries across the country.