Please note that this event has been rescheduled from 30 November 2022 to 2 February 2023 due to industrial action.

We are very pleased to include presentations on a range of EDI topics relevant to the library and information sector, including:

A keynote on the Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework developed by the American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries, which will be delivered by:

DeLa Dos, ARL Senior Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Association of Research Libraries Christina Fuller-Gregory, Assistant Director of Libraries, SC Governor's School for the Arts Mark Puente, Associate Dean for Organizational Development, Inclusion and Diversity, Purdue University

Supporting Transgender and Non-Binary Students and Staff in Further and Higher Education - Dr Matson Lawrence, Equality and Diversity Lead at the University of Strathclyde

An update on EDI workforce development initiatives from Ellie Muniandy, Equality Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the National Library of Scotland

Exploring the ethics of cataloguing with Dr Diane M. Rasmussen Pennington, Senior Lecturer in Information Science, Strathclyde iSchool, University of Strathclyde

Inclusive description of moving image at the National Library of Scotland, Ann Cameron, Moving Image Curator at National Library of Scotland

An update from the SCURL EDI Network on the toolkit currently being developed to help embed good practices in EDI across member libraries

A discussion panel on the politics of metadata chaired by Joseph Marshall, Chair of the SCURL Collections and Metadata Group and Associate Director of Collections Management, National Library of Scotland

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Network Conference 2023