Document Type
Presentation
Presentation Date
6-28-2023
Conference or Event Name
RBMS 2023
Conference Sponsor
Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS), Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)
Conference Location
Bloomington, IN
Abstract
In this presentation, audiences learned about how collection assessment, strategic collection development, and curation of art and books on display redesigned the reading room of an historically Roman Catholic special collection. Library workers sought to better represent the diverse faith traditions, scholarship, and creative activity the library supports and better serve the variety of researchers who use the space, from first-year undergraduates in library instruction sessions to faculty and independent researchers. The presentation asked audiences to consider the positionality of their own institutional public spaces and visible collections and to identify tools to facilitate radically welcoming, multidisciplinary learning in them.
Recommended Citation
Handley, Henry M., "Rethinking Reference Resources: Redesigning a Roman Catholic Reading Room" (2023). Marian Library Faculty Presentations. 27.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/imri_faculty_presentations/27
