Diversity Research Grant

About the Diversity Research Grant The ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services sponsors this grant program which began in 2002 to address critical gaps in the knowledge of equity, diversity, and inclusion issues within library and information science.

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2017 Winner(s)

Examining Youths of Color's Perceptions of Library Inclusiveness

to Dr. Sandra Hughes-Hassell, professor, School of Information & Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Dr. Amelia N. Gibson, assistant professor, School of Information & Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

This project seeks to develop preliminary guidelines that library staff can use to increase youth of color’s access to (and ownership of) the library as a learning space, a social space, and a public commons.


Information Behaviors Among LGBTQ Students at Single-Sex HBCUs

to Justin de la Cruz, unit head, E-Learning Technologies, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library; Amy Winfrey, electronic resources and serials librarian, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library; and Stephanie Solomon, assistant department head, Information & Research Services, Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

This project studies information seeking and sharing behaviors of LGBTQ students attending HBCUs and seeks to identify common themes or shared experiences that may assist with the development of library services and outreach efforts.


Minority Student Experiences with Racial Microaggressions in the Academic Library

to Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, assistant professor and MS/LIS programdDirector, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-­Champaign, and Dr. Miriam E. Sweeney, assistant professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama

This project uses surveys and focus groups to garner further insight into the specific experiences surrounding racial microaggressions directed at racial and ethnic minority students in the context of accessing library spaces and services on campus.