Building Inclusion: Student Outcomes From an Academic Library’s Gallery Exhibit in Florida
ORCID
0000-0002-7077-6408
Keywords
diversity, exhibit, inclusion, interactive, student engagement
Abstract
In October 2022, University of Central Florida librarians created an interactive exhibit for students to express themselves on topics related to inclusion and diversity. At the main entrance to the library, there is a long gallery wall that typically showcases artwork or informational exhibits. To create a more inclusive exhibit of students’ voices, librarians created a series of prompts, and students posted their reactions to the prompts on this wall. Librarians developing the exhibit purposely decided to reimagine the exhibit from one that tells a story about a traditional diversity topic to one that creates a positive sense of community among students. The popularity of the wall was overwhelming, with over 3,000 individual responses from students. The exhibit acted as a conversation prompt and a way for students to share their perspectives. This paper outlines the steps to creating a similar exhibit and an analysis of students’ responses.
Publication Date
11-16-2023
Original Citation
Miller, K, and K. Shrauger. (2023). “Building inclusion: Student outcomes from an academic library’s gallery exhibit in Florida,” International Journal of Information, Diversity & Inclusion (IJIDI), 7(3/4), 8pp. https://doi.org/10.33137/ijidi.v7i3/4.40709
Document Type
Paper
Language
English
Source Title
The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion
Volume
7
Issue
3/4
Copyright Status
Author retained
Publication Version
Publisher's version
Rights
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
College
Information Technologies & Resources
Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
Department
UCF Libraries
STARS Citation
Miller, Katy A. and Shrauger, Kristine J., "Building Inclusion: Student Outcomes From an Academic Library’s Gallery Exhibit in Florida" (2023). Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 1246.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/ucfscholar/1246