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When faced with difficult decisions, how do academic library decision makers, at any level of positional authority, make choices that satisfy the values of their profession, their institution, and themselves? How do you decide which values to privilege when priorities compete or even conflict? How can you ensure decisions are thoughtful and rooted in core values, rather than reflective only of the most immediate conditions and priorities?
Making Values-Based Decisions in the Academic Library explores the decision-making process of librarians in both formal and informal leadership roles. Rather than trying to identify a singular "correct" answer, authors offer an exploration of their own processes and the tools they used to arrive at conclusions that fit their contexts and institutions. Their examples show how values can be central considerations in assessment, inform collection development, shape our spaces and services, influence policy, and be foundational for seeking a better way forward.
We have more power than we think to create change, and our values can be a touchstone for the decisions we make at every level. The strategies in Making Values-Based Decisions in the Academic Library can help you holistically consider available options and make choices that consider your personal, institutional, and professional values amid challenging and changing circumstances.
Contents
Introduction
Amanda Koziura and Amy Tureen
Chapter One
Enacting Values: Libraries as Catalysts for Change
The HuMetricsHSS Team
Chapter Two
The Values-Sensitive Library Assessment Toolkit: A Decision Aid for Ethical Practice
Scott W. H. Young
Chapter Three
Learning to Stop Worrying and Love the Library
Jennifer Townes and Jolene Cole
Chapter Four
You Can't Always Get What You Want, But If You Try Sometimes, You Get What You Need
Stephanie Bennett and Catherine Jannik Downey
Chapter Five
Small Changes, Big Returns: Decision-Making and Progress Towards Equitable Service Delivery
Kourtney Blackburn and Christina Hillman
Chapter Six
Towards a Reparations-Informed Purchasing Model for Library Collection Development and Acquisition
Amy Tureen
Chapter Seven
Dismantling Barriers, Amplifying Voices: Advancing Equity by Revitalizing a Spanish-Language Collection
Valerie Nye
Chapter Eight
Mapping Values to Inform Collection Development Decisions: A Consortial Approach
Summer Durrant, Helen McManus, Christopher Lowder, and Genya O'Gara
Chapter Nine
We Do Hard Things: Embracing Dissonance and Finding Harmony in Academic Libraries
Heather Sardis and Erin Stalberg
Chapter Ten
Risk, Reality, Regulations? Finding What's Reasonable in Copyright Guidance
Lauren Byl
Chapter Eleven
Digitization Program Values and Impacts Over Time
Bronwen Sprout
Chapter Twelve
Finding Common Ground: Bringing LGBTQ Resources to a Catholic Institution
Jessica Mando
Chapter Thirteen
Values-Based Space Planning: Methods for Aligning Goals and Priorities
Lindsay Ozburn, Michael Harris, Kacy Lundstrom, and Jennifer Duncan
Chapter Fourteen
Enshrining Library and University Values through the Creation of a Policy Committee
Brian Sullivan and Rebecca B. French
Chapter Fifteen
Don't do More with Less: Sustainable Work as a Management Value
Amanda Koziura
About the Editors and Authors
