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 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries 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.