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Commemorating National Hispanic Heritage Month with TIE and Choice Content
We gathered TIE and Choice resources from the past year that highlight Latinx histories, activism, and communities. These selections include book reviews, interviews, and more.
Posted on October 3, 2024 in Blog Posts
Commemorating National Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, the Toward Inclusive Excellence team gathered TIE and Choice resources from the past year that foreground the experiences of Americans with Latin American ancestry. Choice, the publisher of TIE and a publishing unit at the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, provides book reviews to help librarians identify academic sources and professional development tools like webinars, podcasts, and white papers.
We hope these resources will aid in learning more about the histories and cultures of Latinx communities this month and throughout the year.
TIE Blog
This selection features an interview on creative scholarship and Black ritual performance across the Caribbean and the African Diaspora. To keep up with upcoming TIE content, subscribe to the TIE newsletter.
TIE Talks with Elena Guzman
This inaugural TIE Talks interview features Elena Guzman, Assistant Professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies and Anthropology at Indiana University Bloomington. In the Q&A, Elena discusses what led to her research interests in Black ritual performance across the Caribbean and the African Diaspora and her work as an artist and filmmaker. She also chats about the intersections between the creative arts and scholarship, her upcoming title on Black Spiritual Borderlands, and the mission behind her co-founded feminist filmmaking collective Ethnocine. Read the interview with Elena.
Review of the Week
Each week Choice highlights a review that addresses a topical issue, event, or holiday—or simply, a review we believe deserves more attention. These picks discuss the transborder activism of Indigenous women in Mexico, the activism of Mexican and Puerto Rican migrants in 20th-century Michigan, and more.
Ask an Archivist
Ask an Archivist is a monthly feature that explores the research and production behind compelling special collections through interviews with their curators, archivists, and directors. This archive delves into the mission and history of the University of Miami Libraries’ Cuban Heritage Collection.
The Cuban Heritage Collection
In this interview, Esperanza Bravo de Varona Chair and Director Amanda T. Moreno joins Choice to discuss the Cuban Heritage Collection (CHC) at the University of Miami Libraries. Amanda describes the mission and history of the Collection, along with its work to facilitate research on Cuba and its diaspora. Amanda underscores the value of CHC’s oral history projects and shares how members of CHC’s team serve as “memory workers” to preserve the Cuban exile experience. Throughout the conversation, Amanda also touches on CHC’s community outreach, fellowships, and connection to the University of Miami’s Program in Cuban Studies. Read the Ask an Archivist interview.
LibTech Insights
LibTech Insights (LTI) is a content vertical that examines the day-to-day impact of library and education technology on the higher education community. The channel provides practical guidance on technology trends and products as they relate to opportunities and challenges involving issues such as productivity, accessibility, discovery, operations, and content management. This pick highlights online tools for creating heritage month digital displays.
Online Tools to Leverage for Heritage and Identity Month Digital Displays
Service models and strategic plans of academic libraries across the US are incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As part of this work, library collections are usually evaluated and updated to better align with DEI goals. However, once the work is done, it can be challenging to showcase the results. An obvious way to highlight collections is through physical displays—but these often have limited engagement. So, the alternative is to use the library’s virtual front door (i.e., its website) to host and exhibit diverse content. Read the LTI blog post.