Diversity resources and specialized resources at Auraria Library

1. Diversity Initiatives

2. Student Demographics

3. Student Demographics
Students We Serve
University of Colorado Denver
African American 5%
Asian American 9%
Hispanic 12%
International 8%
Native American 1%
Pacific Islander <1%
White 58%
Unknown 6%

4. Specialized Resources

5. specialized
resources
Diversity Databases
Ethnic Studies
• Bibliography of Native North Americans
Ebsco
• Chicano Database
Ebsco from the Ethnic Studies Library,
University of California
• Ethnic NewsWatch
ProQuest
• Oxford African American Studies Center
Oxford University Press
• Early Encounters in North America:
Peoples, Cultures and the Environment
Alexander Street Press

6. specialized
resources
Diversity Databases
Gender Studies
• GenderWatch
ProQuest
• Everyday Life and Women in America
Adam Matthew Digital
• Defining Gender
Adam Matthew Digital
• Filmakers Library Online
Alexander Street Press

7. specialized
resources
Diversity Databases
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Studies
• Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian
Popular Culture (2008)
Ebsco/Netlibrary
• LGBT Life
Ebsco
• GenderWatch
ProQuest

8. specialized
resources
coloradowest.auraria.edu
Center for Colorado &
the West
• CC&W advances understanding of Rocky
Mountain history through “Preserving History.
Creating Knowledge.”
• CC&W interns and students selected as
Kenneth King Foundation Fellows work with
faculty supervisors to
• co-author local history publications
• curate digital image collections,
• review Colorado history books,
• produce video documentaries,
• write biographical profiles
• create resource guides

9. specialized
resources
coloradowest.auraria.edu
The CC&W website is a rich repository of Hispanic
and Native American cultural and historical
photos, videos, book reviews, articles, and more.
coloradowest.auraria.edu

10. Specialized Services

11. Diversify Your Syllabi
Partner with the Library &
Infuse Diversity in Your Course
specialized
services
• Provide a more robust and well-
rounded educational student experience
• Partner with a subject librarian to
identify and evaluate library and other
diversity resources for integration in your
courses
• Available on-demand at the time you
need assistance, whether designing a new
course or modifying an existing one.

12. Disability Services
at Auraria Library
specialized
services
• Reference assistance service is available
in-person, by phone, email, or chat.
• Retrieval of materials for library users
who are unable to retrieve the materials
themselves
• Photocopying or scanning assistance
• JAWS software available in student
computer area

13. Disability Services
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specialized
services
• Intel Reader and Ubi Duo available for
checkout at the ASK US desk
• Proxy individuals to borrow materials on
behalf of users unable to borrow
materials themselves
• Accessible Study Room on 2nd Floor with
computers and adaptive technology for
individuals and small groups

14. Questions
Contact Us
library.auraria.edu |303.556.2740
 Orlando Archibeque
 Social Science Collection Librarian
 orlando.archibeque@ucdenver.edu
 Thomas J. Beck
 Professional Studies Collection Librarian
 thomas.j.beck@ucdenver.edu
 Mary K. Dodge
 Research & Instruction Specialist
 maryk.dodge@ucdenver.edu
 Judith Valdez
 Disability Services Librarian
 judith.valdez@ucdenver.edu