This research report, the culmination of REFORMA’s IMLS-funded “Telling Our Stories” four–year grant project, explores workplace realities among librarians of color, with a focus on retention successes and shortcomings. Efforts to recruit and train librarians of color are futile without sustained, long-term support and retention initiatives.
The “Telling Our Stories” research project was approved by the REFORMA Executive Committee and guided by an Advisory Board. The project was evaluated and granted a Human Subjects Research exemption from the University of Michigan’s Institutional Review Board (IRB).
The study consisted of a mixed method, explanatory design using a survey questionnaire followed by focus groups. Surveys were distributed through email and social media to librarians of color via multiple channels.
Final Report
Permission to use the data from this report is required by emailing lisrecruitment16@gmail.com
REFORMA. (2022, January 3). Telling our stories: Recruitment and retention of BIPOC librarians. Equitable Voices in Libraries. https://diverselibraries.com/survey/
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