Abstract

Summary The process of creating and fostering an insiitution;il environment where everyone feels valued, welcomed und respected requires a change effort that must be comprehensive, systematic and continuous. This article will discuss the major management issues related to building and sustaining a diverse workforce in academic libraries. The management landscape surrounding diversity is dotted with political consent that is often at odds with judicial approval, but effective management of diversity in the academy requires close correlation between the two. And, this is not the case at present. This article will frame the issue in both social and legal terms, discuss the higher education context of the management issue, discuss diversity management in the academic library within the context of higher education, examine the lexicon of the issue, outline management strategies related to the issue, and draw a series of conclusions related to the management of diversity.

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