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www-inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe-org-5873		The Quest for Diversity in Library Staffing: From Awareness to Action – In the Library with the Lead Pipe			.html	text/html	12263	1000	54	ARL's IRDW and ALA's Spectrum Scholarship Program focus exclusively on "racial and ethnic diversity."7 However, the ALA Manual's section,"Diversity," has a much broader scope, committing to combat discrimination based on "race, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, creed, color, religious background, national origin, language of origin or disability."8 The CLA states that "Canada's libraries recognize and energetically affirm the dignity of those they serve, regardless of heritage, education, beliefs, race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental capabilities, or income."9 IFLA talks about serving a "heterogeneous society" with "complex identities," and focuses on "cultural and linguistic diversity."10 As well, some individual libraries and library schools have included diversity in their strategic plans and created special initiatives to diversify their staff or bring more people from underrepresented groups to the profession.11 Some are quite specific about what "diversity" means to them and why it's important, and some are less so.	./cache/www-inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe-org-5873.html	./txt/www-inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe-org-5873.txt