Questions for Individuals to Consider when Reviewing Materials for Acquisitions or Weeding

  • How can we go beyond traditional scholarly publishing venues to consider materials that reflect diverse ways of knowing and thinking?
  • How can we avoid imposing a single white scholarly worldview on materials from different traditions with different ways of knowing? (heavy reliance on peer review as measure of validity, focus on empiricism vs alternative ways of knowing, alternative methodologies)
  • How can we avoid emphasizing materials in English over other languages?
  • How can we include materials either overlooked or marginalized by white structures of knowledge production, communication, and/or format?