Temporary text: This blog will explore terms and phrases common in the Colombian culture in relation to terminology and perspectives featured in the library-related books Serving the Underserved: Strategies for Inclusive Community Engagement and Hopeful Visions, Practical Actions: Cultural Humility in Library Work.
Acronyms
ACRL – Association of College and Research Libraries
ALA – American Library Association
BCALA – Black Caucus of the American Library Association
BIPOC – Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
DEI – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
DisCrit – Disability Critical Race Theory
IMLS – Institute of Museum and Library Services
ODLOS – ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services
PLA – Public Library Association
QTPOC – Queer and Trans People of Color
REFORMA – National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking
TEAM – Task Force for Ethical and Anti-oppressive Metadata
Definitions
Acculturation – Cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture.
Community Information Liaisons – Individuals who work within the community to observe practices, analyze available information resources, define unspoken needs, and engage with the community to provide solutions. They decipher information needs that are not being met and provide solutions through both relational and informational means.
Critical Race Theory (CRT) – A legal scholarly theoretical framework used to draw connections between race and law.
Cultural Humility – The concept of acknowledging and addressing power differentials, both real and perceived, in any interaction from an empathetic and humble stance.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – A two-year deferred action from deportation given to recipients because they arrived in the United States as children but have not achieved documented permanent residence as adults.
Diversity – The sum of the ways that people are both alike and different.
Equity – Takes difference into account to ensure a fair process and, ultimately, a fair outcome for the purpose of increasing diversity. Equity recognizes that some groups were (and are) disadvantaged in accessing educational and employment opportunities and are, therefore, underrepresented or marginalized in many organizations and institutions.
Humanitarianism – The practice of humane treatment and compassionate assistance for improving human conditions and comes from the ethics of care philosophy.
Immigrant – A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence.
Immigrant Information Experiences – Multidimensional engagement with information situated within people’s lived experience.
Implicit Bias – Also known as implicit prejudice or implicit attitude, implicit bias is a negative attitude, of which one is not consciously aware, against a specific social group.
Implicit Social Cognition – The phenomenon that perceptions, attitudes, and stereotypes can operate prior to conscious intention or endorsement.
Inclusion – The act of treating, valuing, and providing equal access to all individuals of all backgrounds, races, genders, and identities.
Intersectionality – The logical concept that individuals are multifaceted and experience multiple social categories that intersect and influence distinct experiences.
Migrant – A person who moves regularly in order to find work especially in harvesting crops.
Reflective Practice – The ongoing rumination and self-appraisal of how one’s experiences, thoughts, and behaviors affect one’s work.
Special Immigrant Visas (SIV) – Documentation that grants permanent residence to those employed by the US government who experienced hardship or threats that forced them to migrate due to that employment.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) – A status that applies to those who migrate to the United States from countries designated as experiencing ongoing armed conflict, environmental disaster, or extraordinary conditions preventing emigrants from returning safely.
Undocumented Permanent Residents – Individuals who permanently relocate to the United States without pursuing immigration documentation.
