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Assessing Diversity in Hospital Library Collections.

Bianca Brillant1, Mimi Ray Guessferd2, Anne L Snieg3

  • 1St. Cloud VA Health Care System, Minnesota, USA.

Medical Reference Services Quarterly
|November 17, 2022
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Hospital librarians recognize the importance of collection diversity. A survey revealed their support for diversity audits, diverse staffing, open access, and targeted research to improve hospital library collections.

Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences Librarianship
  • Information Science
  • Collection Management

Background:

  • Collection diversity audits are established in public libraries.
  • This study represents the first reported diversity audit within the hospital library sector.
  • Assessing and enhancing diversity in hospital library collections is crucial for equitable information access.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the current use of diversity audits in hospital library collection management.
  • To introduce a tool for preliminary assessment of hospital library collection diversity.
  • To gauge librarians' perspectives on diversity in collections, personnel, and services.

Main Methods:

  • A two-part questionnaire was distributed to hospital librarians.
Keywords:
Collection assessmentcollection managementcollection quality measuresdiversity auditequityhealth care biashealth disparitieshospital libraries

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  • The questionnaire assessed current practices in diversity audits and collection diversity.
  • Data collection focused on librarians' engagement with diversity in various library aspects.

    • Main Results:

    • Developing collection diversity is a significant priority for surveyed hospital librarians.
    • Respondents expressed strong support for diversity in library personnel.
    • Interest was also noted in open access initiatives, critical gap research, and diversity-focused programming.

    Conclusions:

    • Hospital librarians are increasingly aware of and value collection diversity.
    • The findings support the need for further development and implementation of diversity audits in this setting.
    • A holistic approach to diversity, encompassing collections, staff, and services, is advocated.