Welcome! This guide is intended to be a starting point for DEI resources available in the USA Libraries and through the University. While not exhaustive, these materials can be used to find research resources, South specific organizations, and more. You can also contact the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for more information.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, USA Libraries support and follow diversity, equity, and inclusion statements and guidance from the American Library Association, ALA’s Association of College & Research Libraries, the Medical Library Association and MLA Communities, the Society of American Archivists, and the Alabama Library Association. We will continue to:
The American Library Association: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
Medical Library Association: Core Values
The Association of College and Research Libraries: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Alabama Library Association: ALLA Statement on Racism
Society of American Archivists Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
USA Libraries Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council
A set of beliefs or practices that devalue and discriminate against people with physical, intellectual, or psychiatric disabilities and often rests on the assumption that disabled people need to be ‘fixed’ in one form or the other
The stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel) and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age.
A conscious decision to make frequent, consistent, equitable choices daily
A preference in favor of, or against, a person, group of people, or thing
The unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation
Differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, health, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, religion, physical size, education level, job and function, personality traits, and other human differences
Recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and must acknowledge and make adjustments to imbalances
A form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally, that nevertheless affects judgments, decisions, and behaviors
The practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized
The ways in which systems of inequality based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, class and other forms of discrimination “intersect” to create unique dynamics and effects
Commonplace verbal, behavioral or environmental slights, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative attitudes toward stigmatized or culturally marginalized groups
The policies and practices entrenched in established institutions, which result in the exclusion or promotion of designated groups
This guide is based on guides from The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Lone Star College -- University Park
