The Libraries has an Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) committee made up of two Libraries’ staff members and four librarians. The committee operates under the following mandate.
Purpose
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Libraries Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) Standing Committee facilitates information sharing on EDIA topics within the Libraries, organizes EDIA-related activities that inform the Libraries’ work, maintains EDIA- related information resources, and participates in discussion of ideas and priorities for EDIA projects in the Libraries.
Mandate
The Libraries EDIA Standing Committee is a standing committee, established by Libraries Cabinet.
The Committee is responsible for:
- Providing project ideas and progress reports to the Senate Committee on Libraries, through Libraries Cabinet.
- Coordinating project planning for EDIA activities and objectives in the Libraries, new and under consideration.
- Performing or planning information sharing and outreach tasks as part of programs not naturally owned by any one Libraries department, such as an EDIA-related event calendar for staff, informational blog and intranet documentation, speaker series and other shared learning experiences.
- Maintaining selected EDIA-related information resources that are created by approved EDIA short term projects with agreed upon Libraries’ commitment for ongoing support for their deliverables.
- Coordinating training priorities for staff on EDIA topics with Libraries HR.
- Assisting Library Communications staff with public-facing EDIA services, events, and Libraries news, including EDIA content on the Libraries web site.