Building Racially Diverse Collections: |
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| Abstract: | Reference librarians and subject bibliographiers who responsibility for developing library collections hsould include racially diverse materials. The changing demographics of America's population dictate why we need to be inclusive. More black, small indpendent publishers exist today than ever before to provide access to these materials. Afrocentricity, one aspect of multicultural education, raises our consciousness of the role Africans have played in world history, in addition to the role played by Europeans, Latinos, Asians, Native American Indians and all other ethnic groups who are part of the American mosaic. Libraries must make a serious commitment of staff and resources to create collections which reflect the growing multicultural dimensions of the world. Librarians charged with building collections must educate themselves to understand, accept, appreciate and include people of color and their culture. Ultimately, such an appreciation of multiculturalism will enable us to move closer to eliminating racism and equalizing race relations. |
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