In 2017 - 18 L&UC teams worked with Diva Mukherji (then EUSA BME representative and now EUSA Vice President Education) to arrange two collection displays in the Main Library.  A display in October 2017 celebrated Black History Month and a display in February 2018 celebrated LGBT+History Month.   A small number of additional books were purchased to contribute to the LGBT+display and to increase the range of Library resources in this area; the LGBT+ display also linked to a display in the Library’s Centre for Research Collections that highlighted first editions of books, signed letters, essays and other manuscripts related to W. H. Auden and Christopher Isherwood.

The Black History and LGBT+ displays highlighted existing items in the Library’s collections and promoted the student initiatives LiberatEd and Project Myopia through leaflets and signage.  The Library also created Resource Lists to accompany the displays.  The displays were very successful with increased use of display items and an overwhelmingly positive response from students.

The proposed project for 2018 - 19 will continue and expand on last year’s success through displaying existing items and purchasing additional resources to improve the diversity of our Library collections. 

A programme of four displays is proposed, each supporting one of EUSA’s four Liberation Campaigns (Black and Minority Ethnic - BME, Disabled Students, LGBT+ and Women).

This project is supported by Diva Mukherji, EUSA Vice President Education.  EUSA representatives and colleagues from across the University will be involved in organising the displays, the selection

of resources for purchase and communicating the project to students.