Slides for the "Addressing Diversity in Archival Collections with Outreach" presentation, given on December 2, 2009, at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville

1. Addressing Diversity in Archival Collections with Outreach Rabia Gibbs December 2, 2009

3. 16% uncredentialed librarians **

4. 13% academic librarians**

5. 7% professional archivists*

6. 25% of population non-white*

7. 37% of kindergartners ethnically diverse** Victoria Irons Walch, “A*CENSUS: A Closer Look,“ American Archivist 69, no. 2 (2006): 314, 396. ** Denise Davis, “Diversity Counts” (presentation, ALA Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, June 24, 2007).

11. Recognize power of the archivist and extended influence

12. Reassess validity and completeness of collections

13. Consider long-term cultural impact

15. Precludesiconicrepresentation

16. Moves toward stewardship vs. ownership

18. Program Development

19. Assessment

21. Research relevant community organizations

22. Narrow area of interest

23. Regional Latino culture

25. Determine appropriate size, scope, and timetable

26. Create steward committee

27. Decide on archival approach

28. Documentationstrategy

30. Contextualization

32. Analysis

33. Project planning (creation of records)

36. Documentation

38. LIS graduate programs

40. Archives for the People,by the People