INF2125H 0.5 Credits

Developing a Diversity Mindset in the Information Professions

Course Description

This course (INF2125H — Developing a Diversity Mindset in the Information Professions) examines discourses, practices, and understandings of ‘diversity’ (and related notions) past demographics or other visible characteristics. Emphasis will be on cultivating a values-based diversity mindset, along with a critical reflection on the choices and values embedded in the design and use of information, its institutions, and its technologies; how these might be translated across different sectors (e.g., libraries, archives, museums, networked organizations, professional associations and major international organizations active in this area), and across different cultural contexts. Examples of issues addressed include: diversity of professional roles, practices, communities served; diversity considerations in preservation and digitization; diversity in the workforce; diversity as intellectual freedom; diversity as engine of competitiveness.

Recommended: INF1001H

Note: The course was previously named Information and Culture in a Global Context.  As of September 2018, the course is called Developing a Diversity Mindset in the Information Professions.