Questions to Consider when Engaging with BIPOC Communities
- How are we inviting and gathering our institution's BIPOC perspectives on the state of our collections?
- How can we better engage with the BIPOC community to create a truly diverse collection that reflects their needs and interests?
- How can we better engage with BIPOC community to include materials either overlooked or marginalized by white structures of knowledge production, communication, and/or format?
- How are we ensuring the BIPOC communities are compensated for their knowledge and expertise?
- How can we work together with faculty to diversify curricula?
- Are we committed to engaging with anti-racist work in other areas of the academy that impact our collections, such as hiring, promotion, and culture?
- Are there ways that we can feature this material in displays, exhibitions, etc. while avoiding tokenism?
- How can the items in our collections be used to promote cross-racial dialogue?