Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review
Academic and research libraries historically lack intentional engagement with Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. This scoping review examines how academic and research library literature address social justice issues by engaging BIPOC with science, technology, engineering, m...
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2024-03-01
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Academic and research libraries historically lack intentional engagement with Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. This scoping review examines how academic and research library literature address social justice issues by engaging BIPOC with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or medicine (STEMM) disciplines in North America. The review included published and unpublished literature by all types of library workers from varying education levels and used resources found within education databases and sources known as “grey literature.” Findings identified a prevalence of BIPOC engagement via health topics with off-campus communities in comparison to limited interaction with BIPOC college and university students. A variety of engagement strategies and activities are discussed as unique opportunities and avenues for libraries to address issues related to social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
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| spelling | doaj-art-cbecfa63993c4fc9849c07f82c339f1b2025-08-20T03:56:49ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryIssues in Science and Technology Librarianship1092-12062024-03-0110510.29173/istl2797Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping ReviewJanis Shearer0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9912-3195University of Illinois Academic and research libraries historically lack intentional engagement with Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. This scoping review examines how academic and research library literature address social justice issues by engaging BIPOC with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or medicine (STEMM) disciplines in North America. The review included published and unpublished literature by all types of library workers from varying education levels and used resources found within education databases and sources known as “grey literature.” Findings identified a prevalence of BIPOC engagement via health topics with off-campus communities in comparison to limited interaction with BIPOC college and university students. A variety of engagement strategies and activities are discussed as unique opportunities and avenues for libraries to address issues related to social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/2797EngagementAcademic libraryResearch libraryBlack, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and/or Medicine (STEMM) |
| spellingShingle | Janis Shearer Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship Engagement Academic library Research library Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and/or Medicine (STEMM) |
| title | Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Libraries Engaging BIPOC Communities with STEMM: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | libraries engaging bipoc communities with stemm a scoping review |
| topic | Engagement Academic library Research library Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and/or Medicine (STEMM) |
| url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/istl/index.php/istl/article/view/2797 |
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