Resources

Services for Patrons with Disabilities

If you are in need of assistance using the library, please visit the Accessibility page.

LibGuide for Library Employees

The DAC maintains a LibGuide to provide resources on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and related topics for MSU Libraries employees.

MSU Libraries Employee Development LibGuide: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Holidays to Consider

This project was started to inform library staff who are scheduling library events of the observance of some religious holidays that might prevent some staff from attending the event. The spreadsheet below is updated yearly for a set of major holidays identified by the Diversity Advisory Committee.

Holiday Calendar Spreadsheet (use MSU NetID to view in GoogleApps)

Diversity Research in the MSU Libraries

We have a number of Diversity Research Guides to help you find books, journals and movies by or about African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, Jewish, Muslim and other religious groups, LGBTQ persons, and other populations.

Diversity Standards

• ACRL Diversity Standards: Cultural Competency for Academic Libraries (2012)

Promoting Diversity Opportunities in Librarianship

• Association of Research Libraries' Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives
• American Library Association Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
• ASCLA Century Scholars for Students with Disabilities
• IDEAL: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives
• Joint Council of Librarians of Color 
• REFORMA Scholarship
• Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underepresented Groups 

Diversity Grants

• ALA Diversity Research Grant
• Creating Inclusive Excellence (MSU Office for Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives)