The Long Walk: Diversity in Information Studies Educational Programs, Professions, and Institutions

Abstract

Purpose

This chapter examines the depth to which considerations of diversity and inclusion have been internalized within the educational programs, professions, and institutions of library and information science.

Methodology/approach

Drawing upon the authors’ parallel careers as scholars and educators focused on the diversity and the inclusiveness of the field, this chapter uses the findings from their individual and collaborative studies over the past 10 years to explore the roles of diversity and inclusion in the field.

Findings

This chapter details a list of key issues of diversity and inclusion that remain insufficiently addressed in the field and the ways in which educators, professionals, and institutions can work together to confront these challenges.

Citation

Jaeger, P.T. and Hill, R.F. (2016), "The Long Walk: Diversity in Information Studies Educational Programs, Professions, and Institutions", Celebrating the James Partridge Award: Essays Toward the Development of a More Diverse, Inclusive, and Equitable Field of Library and Information Science (Advances in Librarianship, Vol. 42), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0065-283020160000042020