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CRT in praxis: Library and archival collections at San José State University
Education for Information
  • Mantra Roy, San Jose State University
  • Kate Steffens, San Jose State University
  • Peggy Cabrera, San Jose State University
  • Jill Strykowski, San Jose State University
  • Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Document Type
Article
DOI
10.3233/EFI-220054
Abstract

Through various efforts, the staff and faculty of San José State University's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (King Library) are working towards creating more equitable and inclusive collections. Examining the library's collecting practices and collections by and about African Americans, this article presents the ongoing work of a working group that was formed in 2020 in response to an Anti-Racism Action Plan developed in the library. By using some of the tenets of the CRT framework such as intersectionality, counter-storytelling, and deconstructing colorblindness and white supremacy, the authors discuss the steps that are being taken to revise, review, and revisit the King Library's collecting practices in relation to the history of SJSU's African American Studies program, the Africana Center, and other relevant community history.

Keywords
  • African American resources,
  • Collection development,
  • Critical Race Theory,
  • Special Collections & Archives
Citation Information
Mantra Roy, Kate Steffens, Peggy Cabrera, Jill Strykowski, et al.. "CRT in praxis: Library and archival collections at San José State University" Education for Information Vol. 38 Iss. 4 (2022) p. 347 - 366
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peggy-cabrera/20/