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Bulletin of the
Office for Diversity
American Library Association
ISSN 1554-494X

NOVEMBER - DECEMBER2005 ISSUE

FEATURES

GUEST EDITORIAL

The Need for American Indian Librarians
Michael McLaughlin
Reprinted from Native American Times.

FROM THE FIELD

A Stronger Fabric
Rhonda Spencer
Diversity recruiting at Indiana University.

Celebrating 20 Years of Diversity
Detrice Bankhead
The University of California, Santa Barbara Library Fellowship Program.

DEPARTMENTS

DIVERSITY TOOLCHEST

Eyes Wide Shut
Felicia Smith
Annotated bibliography of seldom explored minorities' stories.

BOOKLOOK

Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
Book review by James D. Anderson

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

January 21-22, 2006
ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Leadership Symposium
Held in conjunction with ALA Midwinter Meeting San Antonio. FMI visit: www.arl.org

Versed, the official publication of the American Library Associations Office for Diversity, is published 5 times per year online with paper printings available twice yearly at ALA midwinter meetings and annual conferences.

True to its meaning: practiced, skilled, or knowledgeable; Versed will bring together the most progressive practitioners and the best practices in current library-based diversity work.

Please consider submitting an article or editorial; sharing a successful program or initiative; reviewing and recommending diversity-related books and videos of interest to library service (whole bibliographies and videographies are especially welcome); tackling pressing social or professional issues; and publicizing diversity related events or conferences. Review theSubmission GuidelinesandEditorial Calendarfor more information.

For questions about information appearing on this web page or for more information on any of the Office for Diversity programs,please direct comments to diversity@ala.org!