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Diversity & Inclusion Resource Guide

Diversity & Inclusion in Law Libraries – Resources (Rev. May 6, 2022)

This guide presents information for law libraries who are developing or researching policy, programs, or initiatives relating to diversity and inclusion. Although many key resources are included below, the guide is not an exhaustive list. The ̨SWAG Diversity & Inclusion Committee welcomes your help in form of additions or updates—please contact us if you have suggestions or feedback.

  1. General Resources
    1. Library Associations
      1. ̨SWAG (̨SWAG)
        1. Diversity and Inclusion Committee
        2. ̨SWAG diversity and inclusion resources and events
        3. ̨SWAG on-demand webinars
      2. American Library Association (ALA)
      3. Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
      4. Special Libraries Association (SLA),
    2. Select Bar Associations
      1. American Bar Association (ABA)
      2. NYC Bar
  2. Academic Libraries (University and Law School)
    1. Cornell Law Library,
    2. University of Arkansas Libraries,
    3. Penn State University Libraries,
    4. University of California, Berkeley,
    5. University of Georgia,
    6. University of Illinois Library,
    7. University of Wisconsin, Madison,
    8. Vanderbilt University,
  3. Law Firm and Corporate Libraries
    1. Diversity Central, Leaders’ Toolkit on Diversity
    2. Interactive Ontario,
    3. Legal Services NYC,
  4. Government and Court Law Libraries (Federal and State)
    1. Brennan Center for Justice,
    2. Florida Courts,
    3. Justice at Stake,
    4. Minnesota Judicial Branch, 
    5. National Archives,
    6. National Center for State Courts,
    7. RAND Corporation,
    8. Washington State Minority and Justice Commission,
  5. Foreign and International
    1. International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA),
    2. Law Society of South Australia,
    3. United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC),
  6. Additional Resources
    1. On the Web
      1. Association of American Law Schools (AALS),
      2. Association of Legal Administrators (ALA),
      3. Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), Capital Chapter,
      4. Association of Specialized, Government, and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA),
      5. National Diversity in Libraries Conference,
      6. Public Libraries Online,
    2. Articles and Publications
      1. Law Library Journal
        1. James M. Donovan, Diversity: How Is ̨SWAG Doing?, 109 Law Libr. J. 7 (2017).
        2. Ronald Wheeler, ̨SWAG Diversity Redelineated, 106 Law Libr. J. 135 (2014).
        3. Raquel J. Gabriel, Selected Readings on Diversity Issues: Part I, 105 Law Libr. J. 405 (2013).
        4. Raquel J. Gabriel, Selected Readings on Diversity Issues: Part II, 105 Law Libr. J. 567 (2013).
        5. Alyssa Thurston, Addressing the Emerging Majority: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Law Librarianship in the Twenty-First Century, 104 Law Libr. J. 359 (2012).
      2. ̨SWAG Spectrum
        1. Andre Davison, , ̨SWAG Spectrum Nov./Dec. 2020, at 29.
        2. Femi Cadmus & R. Martin Witt , ̨SWAG Spectrum Sept./Oct. 2020, at 28.
        3. Victoria de la Torre & Marcelo Rodriguez, , ̨SWAG Spectrum May/Jun. 2020, at 30.
        4. Shamika Dalton & Clanitra Stewart Nejdl, , ̨SWAG Spectrum, Mar./Apr. 2019, at 18.
        5. Alex Berrio Matamoros & Clanitra Stewart Nejdl, , ̨SWAG Spectrum, Jan./Feb. 2019, at 16.
        6. Shamika Dalton, Embracing a Rich Diversity: Promoting Diversity Among Patrons and Staff, ̨SWAG Spectrum, Feb. 2015, at 8.
        7. Michele A. Lucero & Beau Steenken, Into the Breach with ̨SWAG’s Diversity Committee: Law Librarians’ Struggle to Achieve Diversity Goals, ̨SWAG Spectrum, Feb. 2013, at 15.
      3. Other Publications
        1. Mihoko Hosoi, Gwen Evans & Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, , Library Leadership & Management Vol 34, No 4 (2020)
        2. Yvette Iribe Ramirez & Mina Tari, , Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 57, Issue 1 (2020)
        3. Dali Keren & Caidi Nadia, (2020)
        4. Christine Bombaro, (2020)
        5. Aisha M. Johnson-Jones, (2019)
        6. (Su Epstein, Carol Smallwood & Vera Gubnitskaia eds., 2019).
        7. (Shannon D. Jones & Beverly Murphy eds., 2019).
        8. Regina Koury, Jenny Lynne Semenza & Sandra Shropshire, , 40 Libr. Mgmt. 23 (2019).
        9. Lorelei Rutledge et al., (2019).
        10. (Janet Hyunju Clarke et al. eds., 2018).
        11. (Shamika D. Dalton et al. eds., 2d ed. 2018).
        12. In Our Own Voices, Redux: The Faces of Librarianship Today (Jorge R. López-McKnight & Teresa Y. Neely eds., 2018).
        13. Melissa Adler, (2017).
        14. David James Hudson, , 1 J. Critical Libr. & Info. Stud. 1 (2017).
        15. Stephanie Russell-Kraft, , Big Law Business, Dec. 8, 2017.
        16. Mahzarin R. Banaji & Anthony G. Greenwald, (2016).
        17. Jennifer Brown, (2016).
        18. Marybeth Gasman, , Hechinger Report, Sept. 20, 2016.
        19. Anjali Gulati, , 36 IFLA J. 288 (2016).
        20. Jennifer Vinopal, , In the Library with the Lead Pipe, Jan. 13, 2016.
        21. Bonnie Marcus, , Women@Forbes, Oct. 24, 2016.
        22. Stephanie N. Downey et al., , 45 J. Applied Soc. Psychol. 35 (2015).
        23. April Hathcock, , In the Library with the Lead Pipe, Oct. 7, 2015.
        24. Paul T. Jaeger et al., , 85 Libr. Q. 150 (2015).
        25. Juleah Swanson et al., , In the Library with the Lead Pipe, July 29, 2015.
        26. Bernardo M. Ferdman, , 3 (Bernardo M. Ferdman & Barbara R. Deane eds., 2014).
        27. Daniel Muzio & Jennifer Tomlinson, , 19 Gender Work & Org. 455 (2012).
        28. Paul T. Jaeger et al., , 52 J. Educ. Libr. & Info. Sci. 166 (2011).
        29. Bharat Mehra, Hope A. Olson & Suzana Ahmad, , 37 IFLA J. 39 (2011).
        30. Lori S. Mestre, , 37 J. Acad. Librarianship 101 (2011).
        31. Lynn M. Shore et al., , 37 J. Mgmt. 1262 (2011).
        32. Paul T. Jaeger, John Carlo Bertot, & Renee E. Franklin, , 80 Libr. Q. 175 (2010).
        33. Mega M. Subramaniam & Paul T. Jaeger, , 59 Libr. Trends 109 (2010).
        34. (Carol Avery Nicholson et al. eds., 2006).
        35. Frederick Miller & Judith Katz, (2002).