1. Project to Recruit the Next Generation of Librarians 2005, the First Year Linda Fisher, IUSB Laura Bayard, ND ILF District 1 Conference Tuesday, 4 Oct. 2005 Century Center, South Bend, IN

2. Presentation Overview  Rationale for diversity recruiting  Description of IMLS grant project  What we learned (so far)  Practical advice (we hope)  Open question segment

3. Why Diversity Recruiting?  Profession’s profile  Library school data  Demographics  University minority student retention  Communication barriers

4. Profile of the Profession  Higher average age: 45  Chosen later in life: 2 nd career  By 2013, 70% will retire  Will retire at younger ages  10.1% increase in employment for librarians (2002/2012)*  23.9% net replacement rate*  *U.S. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections and Training Data (2004/05 ed.) at: http://bis.gov/emp/optd/home.htm

5. Library Schools: Data  Total enrollment up slightly from ’01 (5.9%, but lower than 2000’s increase; Master’s- LS=71.3% of total degree enrollment)  LS: 10.7% under age 25 (Fall 2002)  LS: part-time students: 69.6%  LS: females: 79.8%  LS degrees granted by race (2001-2002): Black 4.2% Hispanic 3% Asian/ Pacific Is. 3.5%

6. District 1 Counties by Percent Race, from: The Bureau of the Census, Indiana Quick Facts at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html District 1 Counties by Percent Race, from: The Bureau of the Census, Indiana Quick Facts at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18000.html BlackAsianHispanic Native Am Elkhart5.20.98.90.3 Jasper0.30.22.40.2 Kosciusko0.60.65.00.3 Lake25.30.812.20.3 Laporte10.10.53.10.3 Marshall0.30.35.90.3 Newton0.20.22.90.4 Porter0.90.94.80.2 Pulaski0.90.21.40.2 St. Joseph 11.51.34.70.5 Starke0.20.22.20.2

7. In the Beginning  ND’s Summer Program  2003 IMLS grant proposal  2004 IMLS grant proposal

8. Planning  Calendar  Mentors  Supervisors  OBE (Outcome-Based Evaluations) (Outcome-Based Evaluations)  What we learned: Planning helps

9. Recruitment  Counselors (SB & Valpo)  Interviewing  Selection  Hiring  What we learned: start earlier; broaden the pool

10. Mentors  Responsibilities  Expectations  What we learned: don’t have to match by gender and race to be effective

11. Programming  Instruction  Field trips  Panel presentation What we learned: A good idea

12. Work Rotations  The Good  The Bad  The Ugly  What we learned: Nobody will be totally satisfied

13. Publicity http://www.library.nd.edu/diversity/

14. Data Collection  Supervisors’ questionnaire  Student assistants’ exit interviews  Mentors’ meeting to debrief  Students’ career decisions

15. Critique & Tweaks  Mentors  Recruiting  Orientation  Supervisors

16. To Start a Program: Practical Advice (we hope)  It’s who you know…  Be realistic

17. What plan?  Mission, vision, values, & strategic plan –Follow the path your institution dreams –Incorporate diversity into library strategic plan

18. Some Ideas, Policies, Practices  Implementation team  Publicity  Stakeholders’ involvement  Targeted searches  ND’s Statement of Commitment to Affirmative Action  IUSB’s Applicant Minority Form @ http://www.iusb.edu/~aaoffice/word/ApplicantMonitoringform.doc

19. Who’s Giving it Away?  LAMA Cultural Diversity Grant @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards  IMLS Librarians for the 21 st Century @ http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_bdre.htm http://www.imls.gov/grants/library/lib_bdre.htm  ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce @ http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/ http://www.arl.org/diversity/init/  ALA Spectrum Scholarships @ http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/spectruminitiative.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/diversity/spectrum/spectruminitiative.htm  ALA Annual Diversity Research Grant Program @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=awards  ALA List of Scholarships @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=scholarships  ALA List of Grants and Fellowships @ http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship

20. Where Do You Find Like-Minded Librarians? Reforma @ http://www.reforma.org/Reforma @ http://www.reforma.org/http://www.reforma.org/ Black Caucus of the American Library Association @ http://www.bcala.org/Black Caucus of the American Library Association @ http://www.bcala.org/ http://www.bcala.org/ Asian/ Pacific American Librarians Assoc. @ http://www.apalaweb.org/Asian/ Pacific American Librarians Assoc. @ http://www.apalaweb.org/http://www.apalaweb.org/ American Indian Library Assoc. @ http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.htmlAmerican Indian Library Assoc. @ http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.htmlhttp://www.nativeculturelinks.com/aila.html Chinese American Librarians Assoc. (CALA mid-West Chapter) @ http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1 &offset=1&result_url=redirChinese American Librarians Assoc. (CALA mid-West Chapter) @ http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1 &offset=1&result_url=redir http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1 &offset=1&result_url=redir http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=chinese+american+library+association&page=1 &offset=1&result_url=redir Indiana Black Librarians NetworkIndiana Black Librarians Network  LAMA Diversity Officers’ DG Cultural Diversity Committee @ http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamacommunity/lamacommittees/divisioncomms/LAMACommitteesandDis cussiongroups.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamacommunity/lamacommittees/divisioncomms/LAMACommitteesandDis cussiongroups.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/lama/lamacommunity/lamacommittees/divisioncomms/LAMACommitteesandDis cussiongroups.htm  ILF Task Force on Diversity & Multiculturalism  Diversity Information Network Exchange @: DINE@ala.org DINE@ala.org  ALA Diversity-L @: diversity-l@ala.org diversity-l@ala.org  Diversity Librarians’ Network @: http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/ http://www.lib.utk.edu/residents/dln/  National Diversity in Libraries Conference @ http://www.librarydiversity.org http://www.librarydiversity.org

21. What Are Some Resources?  ARL MLS Graduate Student Resume Database at: https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html  ARL Research Library Residency & Internship Programs at: https://db.arl.org/careers/res/submit.html  ALA Office for Diversity at: http://www.ala.org http://www.ala.org

22. More resources?  Become a Librarian! Make a difference @ your library http://www.becomealibrarian.org/ http://www.becomealibrarian.org/  Library Research Service (LRS ) @ http://www.lrs.org/index.asp http://www.lrs.org/index.asp  ACRL’s Issue & Advocacy @ http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitin gprofession.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitin gprofession.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlrecruiting/recruitin gprofession.htm

23. Questions? GOODBYE