1. Madeline Ruggiero
Collection Development Librarian
Queensborough Community College
Culturally Responsive Teaching through the Intersectionality of Collection Development and Information Literacy

3. Integration of Collection Development & Information Literacy
CD & IL connected by a common mission of supporting student research
IL classes inspire CD print book selections
Collection supports the course related research needs of students
Communication between collections and instructions is essential
Information Literacy beyond finding and evaluating online resources

4. Effective teaching is culturally responsive teaching, when students are engaged.
The assignment regarding the book Spare Parts
Using print books to relate to the leitmotifs throughout the book
Creating a libguide with a tab on related books
Books that are reflective of students’ cultural backgrounds motivate
Davis, Joshua. Spare Parts. FSG Originals, 2014.

5. “Latina and Asian students can graduate elementary school having almost never read a book about someone with their culture background.”
Re, Justine. “Advocate Groups Protest cultural Disparities Taught in Grade School Literature.” Spectrum News NY1, Feb, 20, 2019.

11. Research 101 Class
Provide a list of books and have students fill in the call number and retrieve the book
Encourage browsing
Build the collection and make them come and use it
Scull, Amanda. Developing Dynamic Intersections Between Collection Development and Information Literacy Instruction. Rowman & Littlefield, 2017.