Outreach librarian to black students

While some predominantly white institutions can offer unique and laudable educational experiences to Black college students, they can also lack resources that provide these same students with a culturally affirming milieu. Black faculty and staff can organize their time, energy and resources to off...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Katrina Spencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Colorado at Boulder 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of New Librarianship
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Online Access:https://newlibs.org/index.php/jonl/article/view/715
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Summary:While some predominantly white institutions can offer unique and laudable educational experiences to Black college students, they can also lack resources that provide these same students with a culturally affirming milieu. Black faculty and staff can organize their time, energy and resources to offer culturally enriching experiences for Black students. However, this additional labor is not systematically seen, cataloged or recognized as a core or essential duty. The author describes some effective forms of outreach from her personal experience and simultaneously asks whose job it is to meet the cultural needs of this population.
ISSN:2471-3880