Penn State University Libraries - Library Related Diversity Links

ARL: Diversity Program
http://www.arl.org/diversity/ "The ARL Diversity Program's purpose is to support efforts within academic and research libraries to promote and develop library staff and library leaders who are representative of America's diverse population. These efforts include the recruitment and retention of library personnel from a variety of backgrounds--particularly from those groups traditionally underrepresented in the research library workforce--and through professi
onal development opportunities that create networks and promote diverse leadership."

American Library Associations (ALA):

Office for Diversity 
http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/diversity.htm
"One of twelve offices within the American Library Association, we serve as a key resource and link to the professional issues which speak to diversity as a fundamental value and action area of the association. The Office for Diversity serves as the liaison to the Committee on Diversity and its subcommittees."

Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT)
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=emiert

American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table (GLBTRT)
http://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/welcomeglbtround.htm 
"The GLBTRT is a unit of the American Library Association. The GLBTRT was founded in 1970 as the Task Force on Gay Liberation. We are considered to be the nation's first gay, lesbian & bisexual professional organization."

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL):

Racial and Ethnic Diversity Committee 
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlcomm/acrlracialethnic.htm 
"Charge: To initiate, advise and mobilize support for appropriate action related to issues of racial and ethnic diversity in academic librarianship including recruitment, advancement and retention of underrepresented groups to academic librarianship and the promotion of quality academic library and information services for members of racial and ethnic groups." 

African American Studies Librarians (AFAS) 
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/aboutacrl/acrlsections/africanam/afashomepage.htm 
"Promotes the study of librarianship and collection development as it progresses and relates to the African American Studies collection." 

Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Section (AAMES) 
www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/about/sections/aames/aameshomepage.cfm
"Represents librarians and specialists in the fields of Asian, African and Middle Eastern area studies." 

Women's Studies Section (WSS)
http://libr.org/WSS/ 
"Serves to discuss, promote, and support women's studies collections and services in academic and research libraries.